- Joined
- Jan 13, 2010
- Messages
- 459
- Points
- 0
http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/0...inst-singaporeans-on-local-online-job-portal/
February 7, 2010 by admin01
Filed under Headlines
Leave a comment
Written by Our Correspondent
Contrary to claims by leaders from the ruling party that foreign workers take up jobs shunned by Singaporeans, they are competing directly with them for limited jobs in the labor market.
Singaporeans are being discriminated in their own country by job advertisements seeking foreigners specifically which are ubiquitous on major online job portals.
A quick glance of local job portal Gumtree revealed that more than half the job advertisements are looking for either China or Malaysian workers for positions which can otherwise be filled by Singaporeans:
http://www.temasekreview.com/wp-content/themes/church_10/images/thumbnails/gumtree01.jpg
The above job ad is seeking for PRC or Malaysian Chinese to fill the position of bakery and kitchen supervisor.
This is not a position requiring special skills nor will Singaporeans shun it and so why are foreigners preferred over Singaporeans?
http://www.temasekreview.com/wp-content/themes/church_10/images/thumbnails/gumtree02.jpg
In the second ad above, the employer is looking for a PRC candidate to become a sales promoter and one condition is that he/she must speak English! Won’t the employer stand a higher chance of finding a Singaporean who can speak English?
http://www.temasekreview.com/wp-content/themes/church_10/images/thumbnails/gumtree03.jpg
The company above is looking specifically for a China driver with valid Singapore driving licence. It will be easier if it recruits Singaporeans instead. Are workers from China better drivers than Singaporeans.
It is obvious from the above examples that foreigners are taking up jobs which can otherwise be filled by Singaporeans due to the lax immigration policies of the government.
The only advantage that these foreign workers have over locals is cost. Even after paying the foreign worker levy, a PRC worker still cost much less than a Singaporean.
How can the government expect Singaporeans to compete directly with PRC workers who are willing to accept even a few hundreds of dollars of wages monthly?
The easy availability of cheap foreign labor has also depressed the wages of ordinary Singaporeans as employers can easily switch to foreigners if locals reject their offers.
As a result, Singapore workers are at the losing end. They have to work for longer hours for less pay.
A recent report from the International Labor Organization revealed that Singaporeans work the longest hour a week compared to their counterparts in Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
It is improbable that these companies will go burst just because they employ a few more locals at the expense of foreigners.
The key reason why foreign workers are preferred is because they cost much less and the ultimate aim of businessmen is to maximize their profits.
Even when they are slogging hard like dogs day in and out, they still find it difficult to survive in Singapore due to the high cost of living which is exacerbated by the relentless influx of foreigners over the last few years.
Since the ruling party is unwilling to help Singaporeans, we must unite and help our own people.
We urge all netizens to boycott not only companies which employ a disproportionate number of foreigners, but job portals which post discriminatory job ads like such as well.
February 7, 2010 by admin01
Filed under Headlines
Leave a comment
Written by Our Correspondent
Contrary to claims by leaders from the ruling party that foreign workers take up jobs shunned by Singaporeans, they are competing directly with them for limited jobs in the labor market.
Singaporeans are being discriminated in their own country by job advertisements seeking foreigners specifically which are ubiquitous on major online job portals.
A quick glance of local job portal Gumtree revealed that more than half the job advertisements are looking for either China or Malaysian workers for positions which can otherwise be filled by Singaporeans:
http://www.temasekreview.com/wp-content/themes/church_10/images/thumbnails/gumtree01.jpg
The above job ad is seeking for PRC or Malaysian Chinese to fill the position of bakery and kitchen supervisor.
This is not a position requiring special skills nor will Singaporeans shun it and so why are foreigners preferred over Singaporeans?
http://www.temasekreview.com/wp-content/themes/church_10/images/thumbnails/gumtree02.jpg
In the second ad above, the employer is looking for a PRC candidate to become a sales promoter and one condition is that he/she must speak English! Won’t the employer stand a higher chance of finding a Singaporean who can speak English?
http://www.temasekreview.com/wp-content/themes/church_10/images/thumbnails/gumtree03.jpg
The company above is looking specifically for a China driver with valid Singapore driving licence. It will be easier if it recruits Singaporeans instead. Are workers from China better drivers than Singaporeans.
It is obvious from the above examples that foreigners are taking up jobs which can otherwise be filled by Singaporeans due to the lax immigration policies of the government.
The only advantage that these foreign workers have over locals is cost. Even after paying the foreign worker levy, a PRC worker still cost much less than a Singaporean.
How can the government expect Singaporeans to compete directly with PRC workers who are willing to accept even a few hundreds of dollars of wages monthly?
The easy availability of cheap foreign labor has also depressed the wages of ordinary Singaporeans as employers can easily switch to foreigners if locals reject their offers.
As a result, Singapore workers are at the losing end. They have to work for longer hours for less pay.
A recent report from the International Labor Organization revealed that Singaporeans work the longest hour a week compared to their counterparts in Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
It is improbable that these companies will go burst just because they employ a few more locals at the expense of foreigners.
The key reason why foreign workers are preferred is because they cost much less and the ultimate aim of businessmen is to maximize their profits.
Even when they are slogging hard like dogs day in and out, they still find it difficult to survive in Singapore due to the high cost of living which is exacerbated by the relentless influx of foreigners over the last few years.
Since the ruling party is unwilling to help Singaporeans, we must unite and help our own people.
We urge all netizens to boycott not only companies which employ a disproportionate number of foreigners, but job portals which post discriminatory job ads like such as well.
