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Despite recent promises made by leaders from the ruling party to decrease the influx of foreigners and to increase the productivity of Singaporeans, foreign workers are still preferred over locals by some employers.
A reader sent us this discriminatory job ad on an online job portal in Singapore.
Though it was not stated explicitly, it is obvious that PRC applicants are preferred over Singaporeans.
While the exact job scope of a “Project Coordinator” is not revealed, it is not likely to be a job shunned by Singaporeans.
Such jobs advertisements are ubiquitous among Singapore’s online job portals.
One of our readers told us that whenever he posted a job ad on them, more than half of the applicants are foreigners.
While some openly state the nationality of the workers required, others are more discreet.
The Temasek Review reported a few ads which stated explicitly that “PRs and foreigners” are welcomed to apply”, an euphemism for “Singapore citizens need not apply.”
Though they did not exclude citizens from applying for the positions on offer, the first question when our correspondent was asked when he called up the company is whether he is a Malaysian or PR.
Leaders from the ruling party have been claiming that foreigners are needed in sectors shunned by Singaporeans, but evidence on the ground suggests otherwise.
Foreigners are employed across all sectors of the economy including jobs traditionally reserved for Singaporeans such as counter service staff, administrators, mid-level managers and clinic assistants.
One need only pay a visit to the POSB Bank and SingPost at the HDB Hub in Toa Payoh to realize that a large proportion of their service staff are Filipinos.
Unlike other countries which took active measures to protect the livelihoods of local workers, the Singapore government has opened the floodgates to cheap foreign labor without any prior planning to safeguard the interests of Singaporeans.
In the United States, foreigners and PRs are the first to be retrenched during the global financial crisis last year.
South Korean workers cost much more than Singapore workers. Despite its proximity to mainland China, it is difficult for unskilled Chinese workers to find work in South Korea.
It is impossible to expect Singaporeans to compete directly with foreign workers in term of labor cost and yet they have been exhorted repeatedly by the ruling party to be “cheaper, faster and better”, and now, more “productive”.
As part of our commitment to serve the interests of our fellow Singaporeans, the Temasek Review is currently offering free advertising space on its right-hand sidebar weekly for companies to put up jobs ad recruiting Singapore citizens only.
So far, one company ShowNearby had recruited one Singaporean from its job ad on our website.
At the same time, if you come across any companies who put up discriminatory job ads like the above, please take a snap shot of the ads and email us at [email protected]
Despite recent promises made by leaders from the ruling party to decrease the influx of foreigners and to increase the productivity of Singaporeans, foreign workers are still preferred over locals by some employers.
A reader sent us this discriminatory job ad on an online job portal in Singapore.
Though it was not stated explicitly, it is obvious that PRC applicants are preferred over Singaporeans.
While the exact job scope of a “Project Coordinator” is not revealed, it is not likely to be a job shunned by Singaporeans.
Such jobs advertisements are ubiquitous among Singapore’s online job portals.
One of our readers told us that whenever he posted a job ad on them, more than half of the applicants are foreigners.
While some openly state the nationality of the workers required, others are more discreet.
The Temasek Review reported a few ads which stated explicitly that “PRs and foreigners” are welcomed to apply”, an euphemism for “Singapore citizens need not apply.”
Though they did not exclude citizens from applying for the positions on offer, the first question when our correspondent was asked when he called up the company is whether he is a Malaysian or PR.
Leaders from the ruling party have been claiming that foreigners are needed in sectors shunned by Singaporeans, but evidence on the ground suggests otherwise.
Foreigners are employed across all sectors of the economy including jobs traditionally reserved for Singaporeans such as counter service staff, administrators, mid-level managers and clinic assistants.
One need only pay a visit to the POSB Bank and SingPost at the HDB Hub in Toa Payoh to realize that a large proportion of their service staff are Filipinos.
Unlike other countries which took active measures to protect the livelihoods of local workers, the Singapore government has opened the floodgates to cheap foreign labor without any prior planning to safeguard the interests of Singaporeans.
In the United States, foreigners and PRs are the first to be retrenched during the global financial crisis last year.
South Korean workers cost much more than Singapore workers. Despite its proximity to mainland China, it is difficult for unskilled Chinese workers to find work in South Korea.
It is impossible to expect Singaporeans to compete directly with foreign workers in term of labor cost and yet they have been exhorted repeatedly by the ruling party to be “cheaper, faster and better”, and now, more “productive”.
As part of our commitment to serve the interests of our fellow Singaporeans, the Temasek Review is currently offering free advertising space on its right-hand sidebar weekly for companies to put up jobs ad recruiting Singapore citizens only.
So far, one company ShowNearby had recruited one Singaporean from its job ad on our website.
At the same time, if you come across any companies who put up discriminatory job ads like the above, please take a snap shot of the ads and email us at [email protected]
