Singapore protests: What else is driving tensions?
While Singapore protesters are angry about Singapore’s stance on electoral reform, other issues have led to tensions with the Government. Business and trade have benefited…
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Economic growth was better before the floodgates opened for foreigners?
Thanks to ES again Our regular insider ES, sent us the following “very interesting” newspaper article: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670809-1.2.74.aspx 1966 – only 10.7% non-citizen workers? In 1966,…
Video: Leong Sze Hian on HDB, jobs in 2008 Hong Lim
Leong Sze Hian P.S. Come with your family and friends to the 4th Return Our CPF protest on 27 September 4 pm at Speakers’ Cornerhttps://www.facebook.com/events/516436478486589/Share…
14 years of negative or near 0 wage growth for all job categories?
We refer to the article “Real solutions needed to deal with income inequality, says PM Lee at Singapore Summit” (Sunday Times, Sep 21). Income inequality…
New FutureSkills Council: Negative pay increase last 14 years?
3 articles in 1 day on new focus on skills upgrading? We refer to the articles “New SkillsFuture Council to ensure workers are equipped with…
Jobs: locals 349,000, foreigners 774,900, 479,434 new PRs & citizens?
More difficult to analyse labour statistics? After analysing labour statistics for the last 15 years or so – We must say that it is becoming…
20% households spend more than earnings, all households negative incomes’ growth?
We refer to the article “Household incomes up, rising most for the bottom fifth” and “Resident households spending rose, on higher quality and more expensive…
Jobs created: 86% to locals or a few % to S’poreans?
I refer to the article “Employment and pay for locals go up, foreign employment growth slows” (Straits Times, Sep 16). It states that “Employment grew…
63,900 job vacancies – mostly low pay?
63,900 job vacancies We refer to the article “Shortage of skilled staff in some sectors with 63,900 vacancies in June” (Straits Times, Sep 16). 12,000…
Meaningless jobs’ statistics without new PRs/citizens?
We refer to the article “FT employment in SG still growing but has slowed” (TR Emeritus, Sep 15). Local employment growth 4.2% It states that…