Even US Axe Foreigners 1st; Only CB Sg Traitor Govt Axe Citizens 1st!

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Microsoft employs thousands of foreigners through an H-1B visa program that allows American companies and universities to employ them temporarily. -- PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->WASHINGTON - A US senator has asked Microsoft to axe temporary foreign workers first under the US software giant's plan to slash up to 5,000 jobs amid a global economic slowdown.
'I am concerned that Microsoft will be retaining foreign guest workers rather than similarly qualified American employees when it implements its layoff plan,' Republican Senator Charles Grassley said in a letter Friday to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.
'As you know, I want to make sure employers recruit qualified American workers first before hiring foreign guest workers,' he said.
Microsoft employs thousands of foreigners through an H-1B visa program that allows American companies and universities to employ them temporarily.
'The purpose of the H-1B program is to help companies hire foreign guest workers on a temporary basis when there is not a sufficient qualified American workforce to meet those needs,' Mr Grassley said.
'However, the program is not intended to replace qualified American workers,' he said.
At present, the United States imposes a general quota of 65,000 H-1B visas annually, many of them issued to those from India, China and the Philippines.
'My point is that during a layoff, companies should not be retaining H-1B or other work visa program employees over qualified American workers,' Mr Grassley said. 'Our immigration policy is not intended to harm the American workforce.' He asked Mr Ballmer to provide details of the jobs that were being eliminated.
Microsoft on Thursday reported that its net profit fell by 11 per cent in the quarter from a year ago and said it was eliminating up to 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months.
The job cuts will be in research and development, marketing, sales, finance, legal, human resources, and information technology, the Redmond, Washington-based company said. Microsoft employs some 91,000 people and rumors of job cuts at the world's biggest software firm had been circulating for weeks. -- AFP

 

[JinGanKor]

They protect their locals 1st, then foreign workers.

I was working in USA for 6 years, company close down and i am unable to find any job for the next 6 months because they only want to save their jobs for their people.

I came back after my permit expired.

2 years later my ex-boss got a job for me at his new company, but the process to hire me took very long. They need to submit alot of documentations to the authority to prove that why they need to hire me instead of a local.

very different from here as alot of jobs goes to foreigner instead.

 

[makapaaa]

 

[DearestGodlikeWarlord]

This is ridiculous. Unlike Singapore America is a big country, so definitely they have the capacity to cater to their own people first.

 

[xebay11]

This is ridiculous. Unlike Singapore America is a big country, so definitely they have the capacity to cater to their own people first.

Huh? I thought it should be the opposite, small country less resources.

 

[johnny333]

This is ridiculous. Unlike Singapore America is a big country, so definitely they have the capacity to cater to their own people first.

Have to agree with Xebay that since Spore is so small, it should be easier to protect its own citizens.

What about reducing MPs salaries for the national good? What's a million or two when they've got lifetime employment & don't pay any taxes? So some joker can't take cooking classes in France, I'm sure he won't mind setting aside his hobby for his fellow Sporeans.

What about reducing or eliminating those upgrade projects until the crisis is over? Those shelters they are building are pretty but think about those who are loosing their homes. Those tree cutting, bush trimming, bush waterings, all cost money. If you can reduce or cut these, you could help alot of citizenss.

Theres alot the gov't can cut to find the money$$$ to help its own citizens. Unfortunately they lack incentive to do so. Must more MPs burn before they get the message

 

[angie II]

Malaysia bans foreign recruitment


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The government is worried Malaysia may slip into recession

</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!-- E IIMA --> <!-- S SF -->Malaysia has banned the hiring of new foreign workers in factories, shops and other services.
The government said the move was to protect its citizens from unemployment during the economic downturn.
It has also told employers that if they want to cut back their workforce they must sack foreign staff first.
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The first to be retrenched should be foreigners and not locals

Syed Hamid Albar, Malaysian Home minister

</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!-- E IBOX --> The ban on new foreign workers is indefinite and will affect key manufacturing and services sectors which currently employ about half of Malaysia's foreign workforce.
Exemptions may be given to those working in highly skilled service industries and factories.
The decision was announced late on Wednesday by the Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar.
Syed Hamid told the New Straits Times that the decision had been prompted by a human resources ministry report which showed 45,000 people would be laid off by the end of the month.

"This is not the time for employers to ask for foreign workers," he told the newspaper.
"The first to be retrenched should be foreigners and not locals," he added.
Employers have been told that foreigners already working in Malaysia will be allowed to remain until their contract expires or until they are laid off.
Eka Suripto, an official at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, said up to one-third of its 300,000 nationals working in Malaysia's manufacturing industry could lose their jobs this year. "Certainly what they will sacrifice first are the foreign migrants," he said. Thirteen thousand workers lost their jobs in the last quarter - over 75% were Malaysian. In a further sign that Malaysia's export dependent economy is being squeezed by the global economic downturn, some economists are projecting the country's growth rate could fall to below 2%.

 

[silverfox@]

Makapaa's title and the content of the report is misleading.

The title heading written by Makapaa says US axe the foreigners 1st,
The report states that the senator have asked Microsoft to axe foreigners 1st. However it has not been done yet. Whether it is going to be done is still a question mark.

 

[angie II]

<hr size="1" color="black"> MCA: Axe foreigners first

By David Yeow

2008/11/27
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign workers should get the axe first in the event of downsizing in the private sector, MCA government policy monitoring bureau chief Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said yesterday. The MCA deputy president said that while the nation valued the contributions of foreign workers, the interests of Malaysians came first.

He added that with the recent estimates that Malaysia's gross domestic product in 2008 would be five per cent, followed by 3.5 per cent in 2009, local companies, especially in the manufacturing sector, would naturally try to cut production costs.

"And what easier way to do it than to lay off our own local workers? Especially since they are paid more than foreign labour."

Dr Chua said the government and its agencies should monitor the situation and ensure that Malaysians kept their jobs and were not the first victims of the economic slowdown.

He said this was in line with the government's desire to reduce dependence on foreign labour by 2010.

(The Finance Ministry in its 2006/2007 economic report stated that it wanted to reduce the number of foreign workers in the country to 1.5 million by 2010. This meant that only 250,000 foreign workers will remain in the manufacturing sector with another 200,000 in the construction sector).

According to Dr Chua, Malaysia had about 750,000 foreign workers in 2000 but the figure had tripled.

"There are currently 2.1 million foreign workers in Malaysia with work permits. There are probably another 500,000 who are illegal, rounding up the number to about 2.6 million foreign workers."

He said the foreign workers were mostly in the construction, manufacturing, and service sectors, plantations and as domestic helpers.

"Talk is cheap and the nation, especially in such difficult economic times, does not need more political rhetoric but real action.

"They (the government) just announced that they want to reduce, but until now, no detailed measures have been revealed. It's just been talk only."

Dr Chua said real solutions were needed for the problem, with guarantees that the people would not lose their jobs.

"I suggest that we introduce a minimum wage into some of these sectors, like manufacturing and construction. This way more Malaysians would be interested to work in these sectors, cutting down the need for foreign labour."

Dr Chua added that with about 500,000 Malaysians in Singapore expected to be retrenched, the government also needed to buck up on job skill training courses.

"The government recently announced that it was allocating RM300 million towards job skill training to help the unemployed pick up new skills and get back into the workforce. And still no word is out on how that money would be spent."

The former health minister said skill training courses should also be retooled to correspond to the demands of the job market.

"Currently the courses are not doing the job. It's just run of the mill training, which at the end of the day still leaves everyone jobless.

"Find out what skills are in demand, teach them and pay the participants allowances that are adjusted to the job they are training for," he said.

In another MCA statement yesterday, the party's Information and Communications chief Lee Wei Kiat suggested that with world crude oil prices dropping from US$120 in July to US$50 (RM181) in November, the government should implement an auto floating mechanism in petrol pump pricing.

"The MCA objects to the floor price fixing for petrol as it does not promote transparency and consistency in government policies. Economic prosperity should be enjoyed by all citizens.

"An auto floating mechanism would provide an optimum price for motorists and at the same time the government will be able to monitor the mechanism in an open and transparent manner."

Lee urged the government to continue giving out the 30 cent petrol subsidies per litre as promised.

"The chain reaction from the previous petrol hike is still there and the inflation still stands high at seven per cent when compared to two per cent in 2006."

 

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TAIPEI - TAIWAN plans to cut the number of foreign labourers working on the island in a bid to create jobs for locals amid the economic downturn, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

The Economics Ministry has proposed barring major public projects from employing foreign workers, the United Daily News reported. It also proposed offering subsidies to manufacturers that employ Taiwanese workers.

The paper quoted State Minister Tsai Tsun-hsiung as saying 33,000 jobs could be released for Taiwanese under the plan. Taiwan currently employs about 370,000 foreign labourers.

Mr Tsai said the proposal would be submitted to the Cabinet for approval later this month.

Officials were not available for comment on Sunday.

Taiwan's jobless rate soared to a four-year high of 4.64 per cent in November.

 

[silverfox@]

Every country wants to axe the foreigners.

So the foreigners all go back to their own country thinking that since even their own country, the foreigners have all been sent back. In the end, it will be the own locals fighting against the "new comeback" locals for jobs.

LPPL situation

 

[johnny333]

Makapaa's title and the content of the report is misleading.

The title heading written by Makapaa says US axe the foreigners 1st,
The report states that the senator have asked Microsoft to axe foreigners 1st. However it has not been done yet. Whether it is going to be done is still a question mark.

The fact that theres already discussion on this shows that there is already pressure to adjust.

In Spore is there any discussion about this among our so called leaders

 

[johnny333]

Every country wants to axe the foreigners.

So the foreigners all go back to their own country thinking that since even their own country, the foreigners have all been sent back. In the end, it will be the own locals fighting against the "new comeback" locals for jobs.

LPPL situation

Then its up to that citizens local gov't to look after their "own" citizens. Isn't that the advantages of citizenship

Which other gov't is so generous like PAP, which treats foreigners better than its own citizens

Thats why many foreigners in Spore have retained their own passport. They know that if it gets bad in Spore they can go back 'home'. Many are not willing to pay the high cost of Spore citizenship

 

[VIBGYOR]

Every country wants to axe the foreigners.

So the foreigners all go back to their own country thinking that since even their own country, the foreigners have all been sent back. In the end, it will be the own locals fighting against the "new comeback" locals for jobs.

LPPL situation

Hey at least that's better than returning sinkies having to compete with locals and foreigners!!!

No job then how? Join the opposition lor! Make a change!

 

[DearestGodlikeWarlord]

Huh? I thought it should be the opposite, small country less resources.

What I mean is, a small country would do almost everything in its power to cater to investors as well as interested parties from the international community desiring to set up shop there?

Just like in business where small companies have almost no say when it comes to the demands of their big clients.

 

[DerekLeung]

Power to us ! We can always boycott those that hire foreigners .

When you don't help your own community .

You will remember that you can never truely control what you wanted .

 

[DearestGodlikeWarlord]

Have to agree with Xebay that since Spore is so small, it should be easier to protect its own citizens.

What about reducing MPs salaries for the national good? What's a million or two when they've got lifetime employment & don't pay any taxes? So some joker can't take cooking classes in France, I'm sure he won't mind setting aside his hobby for his fellow Sporeans.

What about reducing or eliminating those upgrade projects until the crisis is over? Those shelters they are building are pretty but think about those who are loosing their homes. Those tree cutting, bush trimming, bush waterings, all cost money. If you can reduce or cut these, you could help alot of citizenss.

Theres alot the gov't can cut to find the money$$$ to help its own citizens. Unfortunately they lack incentive to do so. Must more MPs burn before they get the message

Not really. Like I said to xebay11 big companies that set up shop (and that includes manufacturing plants) are mostly profit-oriented and want to make the most money in their investments. Your country has a professional and skilled workforce, but hiring them is much more expensive than in neighboring countries.

If they can cut costs and make more money by setting up shop in Indonesia, Malaysia, China or India then they would gladly move.

So your country's leadership has to do their best to cater to their demands in the hopes of getting a business relationship with them, much less one that is long-term and strong.

 

[DearestGodlikeWarlord]

Since the day it gained independence Singapore is still simply, too small to implement any protectionist measures favoring its workers.

 

[silverfox@]

Hey at least that's better than returning sinkies having to compete with locals and foreigners!!!

No job then how? Join the opposition lor! Make a change!

Eradicating foreign workers will be telling a lot of people, please use locals for construction, for maid jobs, for garbage disposal.

Anyone here wants to be a local maid or be a construction worker, or sweep the streets and dispose rubbish?

Locals will want to be paid more to be a maid. As a working parent, would you prefer to hire a cheaper maid or pay more to hire a local maid?

 

[Satan]

Eradicating foreign workers will be telling a lot of people, please use locals for construction, for maid jobs, for garbage disposal.

Anyone here wants to be a local maid or be a construction worker, or sweep the streets and dispose rubbish?

Locals will want to be paid more to be a maid. As a working parent, would you prefer to hire a cheaper maid or pay more to hire a local maid?

Really???? Before you talk cock too much, could you please look at this????

http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?t=15447

Of the 800,000 jobs created from 2004 to the third quarter of last year, Credit Suisse estimated that more than 500,000 were filled by foreigners and permanent residents.

Most of these jobs were filled by expatriate workers who earn more than the average Singaporean, it said.

Its very evident that the PAP has been screwing Singaporeans all this while. The only way out is to vote these scums out. Its because of these scums in white that Singapore is one of the worst places in the world to live in.