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Serious [COVID-19 Virus] PAP response to 2019 nCov Situation
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Foreigners help create jobs for S’poreans: PM Lee
Contrary to the complaints of many Singaporeans, foreigners are actually creating more good jobs for citizens here, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday.
Speaking at the opening of a S$3.7 billion wafer fabrication facility, PM Lee said that for every one foreign worker employed by the project proponent, IM Flash Singapore, 1.5 local jobs were created, The Straits Times reported.
The Intel and Micron-owned electronics plant in Woodlands boasts state-of-the-art technology, making memory chips used in popular electronic gadgets such as smartphones and tablet computers.
PM Lee cited statistics to rebut the notion that foreigners are competing with Singaporeans for jobs. He said that of the 1,200 workers at IM Flash Singapore, six in 10 employees are Singaporeans and permanent residents (PRs), and four in 10 are foreigners.
Furthermore, two-thirds of the managerial and professional positions are taken up by Singaporeans and PRs, while two-thirds of the technician and manufacturing jobs are done by foreigners.
"Without the foreign workers, we would not have attracted this US$3 billion investment, and Intel and Micron would have built its wafer fab elsewhere," said PM Lee.
"But by allowing in a controlled number of foreign workers, far from disadvantaging Singaporean workers, we have created more good jobs for Singaporeans. For every one foreign worker, we have created 1.5 local jobs in this project," he added.
The semiconductor industry in Singapore employs 40,000 workers, with more than 3,300 new jobs created last year.
PM Lee highlighted that with a fiercely competitive global semiconductor industry here -- Singapore ranks second in the world in terms of wafer capacity -- there will be many skilled, high-paying jobs that Singaporeans can take up.
The construction of the wafer fab plant was initially announced in 2007 and the factory shell was built in 2008. By then, IM Flash had hired hundreds of employees, but due to the global financial crisis and the drop in demand for electronic components, it laid off some 800 workers, including about 500 then in the US undergoing training.
However, the plans for the plant were revived in April last year after the economy picked up, said managing director of IM Flash Chen Kok Sing.
Chen added that half of those who had been let go previously had since rejoined the company. He also said that the company intends to hire an additional 300 staff by next year.
PM Lee praised Singaporeans' ability to pull through tough times, which is a key survival trait for a small country. He added that Singaporeans must "stay nimble, resilient and cohesive to ride the storms".
The MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC also added that what was needed was "far-sighted leadership who can anticipate problems, plot a safe path through the dangers and find new ways to maximise our opportunities".
Contrary to the complaints of many Singaporeans, foreigners are actually creating more good jobs for citizens here, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday.
Speaking at the opening of a S$3.7 billion wafer fabrication facility, PM Lee said that for every one foreign worker employed by the project proponent, IM Flash Singapore, 1.5 local jobs were created, The Straits Times reported.
The Intel and Micron-owned electronics plant in Woodlands boasts state-of-the-art technology, making memory chips used in popular electronic gadgets such as smartphones and tablet computers.
PM Lee cited statistics to rebut the notion that foreigners are competing with Singaporeans for jobs. He said that of the 1,200 workers at IM Flash Singapore, six in 10 employees are Singaporeans and permanent residents (PRs), and four in 10 are foreigners.
Furthermore, two-thirds of the managerial and professional positions are taken up by Singaporeans and PRs, while two-thirds of the technician and manufacturing jobs are done by foreigners.
"Without the foreign workers, we would not have attracted this US$3 billion investment, and Intel and Micron would have built its wafer fab elsewhere," said PM Lee.
"But by allowing in a controlled number of foreign workers, far from disadvantaging Singaporean workers, we have created more good jobs for Singaporeans. For every one foreign worker, we have created 1.5 local jobs in this project," he added.
The semiconductor industry in Singapore employs 40,000 workers, with more than 3,300 new jobs created last year.
PM Lee highlighted that with a fiercely competitive global semiconductor industry here -- Singapore ranks second in the world in terms of wafer capacity -- there will be many skilled, high-paying jobs that Singaporeans can take up.
The construction of the wafer fab plant was initially announced in 2007 and the factory shell was built in 2008. By then, IM Flash had hired hundreds of employees, but due to the global financial crisis and the drop in demand for electronic components, it laid off some 800 workers, including about 500 then in the US undergoing training.
However, the plans for the plant were revived in April last year after the economy picked up, said managing director of IM Flash Chen Kok Sing.
Chen added that half of those who had been let go previously had since rejoined the company. He also said that the company intends to hire an additional 300 staff by next year.
PM Lee praised Singaporeans' ability to pull through tough times, which is a key survival trait for a small country. He added that Singaporeans must "stay nimble, resilient and cohesive to ride the storms".
The MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC also added that what was needed was "far-sighted leadership who can anticipate problems, plot a safe path through the dangers and find new ways to maximise our opportunities".
If only they listened to the words of the leadership such mistakes would not be made
If i can give a thousand like , i will give.
So far Malaysian, Korean and British have all caught the virus while in Singapore. I am sure there are more.
Didnt you say that sinkie men are ball less cos served NS? No hope already lah. How to see through they all served NS.
Need the women to do it. So where are the ballsy sinkie women?
All the sinkie men have served NS so the PAP will enjoy blaming and bullying forever.
The 30000 going to be the next time bomb.They will be the host of the virus hiding in their bodies.This virus very clever,they are design to infect.But sad our conuntry us run by a bunch of dumb ass with no transparency.Now damage is done by their decisions n it going to get worse,tks to the 70%
Lol! That's the 30% who got fucked because they stick around to let the 70% vote for clowns to fuck everybody.
At least the 70% who get fucked are willingly fucked and ask for it. That's why they no complain and happy with PAP.
The 30% kpkb complain like siao but deep down know they cant do bat shit about PAP because the 70% keep asking to be fucked. But the 30% still stick around and ALSO GET FUCKED themselves! So in a way they also ask for it lah.
Look if there is a fire coming. And the 70% in the building say aiyah will be ok lah get burned lor. Will you stick around with these bunch of idiots? And if you so stick around and get burned then kpkb what's the use?
To be frank, enough surgical mask only distribute 4 pcs for each family,what does it mean,and also encourage not well then wear n it is not contagious ,now see what happen ? spread like hell...really great minds...
What do you mean interpret as food rationing? It IS food rationing!
Wah lau sinkieland really gone case liao.
Over this low mortality coronavirus they panic until like that?
Cos they don hv enough stocks, take thing for granted, hopeless bunch...when 30000 come back ,it get worse ,they will say sinkies created the spread by not being hygience, thsts how they run it , money take gaogao, mistakes come out push to citizens.Remember the flood ,our Mr Lee said we dump rubbish into drain,think they live in ivory tower,they should see for themselves foreigners dump their rubbish into drain,left rubbish on field anywhere they passby.....sad
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