RSSAre Overseas Workers Still Welcomed In Singapore?
Mar 28
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Singapore, ever since it was established in 1819 as a British trading colony, has been a target for migration. Although this country has very few natural resources and a really limited space, it has develop into a first-world country during the 80s because of its transformation from a manufacturing to a service-driven economy. This is the primary cause why Singapore is in need of foreign workers.
Large number of immigrants from China, India and Malaysia migrated to Singapore not just due to the booming economy during the 19th century, but also due to the open-door immigration policy which made it less difficult to migrate to the country during that time until 1982 when the government passed the Immigration Restriction Ordinance. The population, however, quickly rose from a few hundred to 4,608,000 in 2009.
Singapore lets foreign workers fill in low-skilled jobs with low salaries because Singaporeans are unlikely to take up the jobs and because of Singapore’s dream of becoming a world leader, highly-skilled foreigners have been welcomed in the country. Several series of measures, like the work permit system, the dependency ceiling and the foreign-worker levy, have been enforced by the federal government ever since then. A foreign employee in Singapore could also be granted passes, residency or citizenship relying on their earnings ceiling and/or the period of their stay in the country.
Agencies play a significant role in hiring foreign talents into the country. An overseas worker agency in Singapore is usually affiliated with most corporations in the country and is accountable for finding, screening, interviewing and short-listing foreign candidates and many time assists them in processing their work permit.
Public debates relating to migration issues have been ongoing for some time now and have become headlines since Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong promoted immigration as a necessity in Singapore’s long-term development and prosperity. However, because of the global economic crisis which strike the country, Singapore will be less-welcoming to foreign manpower and will limit an organization on the number of its foreign employees.
In 1990, only 10% of a company’s total numbers were foreigners but it dramatically increased to 1/3 over the decade. As per Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his committee, Singapore no longer can afford to increase the number of overseas workers or else they’ll run up against physical and social limits. They recommended to progressively increase the levies of the corporations to limit demand and increase productivity among the Singaporeans and foreign employees who’re already in Singapore, and to increase the corporate’s port to create new land next to the existing central business district.
Nonetheless, a Singaporean economist stated that Singapore won’t be capable of get by with less overseas workers unless they’re become permanent or local residents especially with the country’s two multi-billion-dollar casino resorts are near completion.
Singapore, although facing a devastating economic crisis, is still in need of foreign employees to fill up lots of jobs in most fields of work. Though, it’s difficult to look for a job compared before, it’s still possible. Employment agencies increase the opportunity of employment for foreign workers.
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