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</td></tr> <tr><td class="msgtxt"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 12, 2009
YOUR LETTER
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</td></tr> <tr> <td>S'porean wants to deliver papers
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</td></tr></tbody></table> <!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--> <!-- more than 4 paragraphs --> Singapore Newspaper Distributors Association president Samuel Tay should be applauded for raising the subject of newspaper distribution in your report, 'Wanted: S'poreans to deliver papers' (June 14).
But I am not certain if he is fully informed in saying that Singaporeans do not want to be newspaper vendors despite the job squeeze in this recession.
I have been scanning the newspaper advertisements for the past three months looking for such a job. Each time I answered an advertisement, a person takes down my particulars and then tells me to wait for confirmation.
My job application ends there. No one calls me back even though I meet the requirements, such as having my own van and living in the designated area.
My experience tells me that perhaps the reverse of what Mr Tay says is true - Singaporeans like me who want this job are denied it because we are, well, Singaporeans?
Dickson Ng
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</td></tr> <tr><td class="msgtxt"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 12, 2009
YOUR LETTER
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</td></tr> <tr> <td>S'porean wants to deliver papers
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</td></tr></tbody></table> <!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--> <!-- more than 4 paragraphs --> Singapore Newspaper Distributors Association president Samuel Tay should be applauded for raising the subject of newspaper distribution in your report, 'Wanted: S'poreans to deliver papers' (June 14).
But I am not certain if he is fully informed in saying that Singaporeans do not want to be newspaper vendors despite the job squeeze in this recession.
I have been scanning the newspaper advertisements for the past three months looking for such a job. Each time I answered an advertisement, a person takes down my particulars and then tells me to wait for confirmation.
My job application ends there. No one calls me back even though I meet the requirements, such as having my own van and living in the designated area.
My experience tells me that perhaps the reverse of what Mr Tay says is true - Singaporeans like me who want this job are denied it because we are, well, Singaporeans?
Dickson Ng
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