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Jul 19, 2010
Older workers' plight
Unfair to blame foreign hirings
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I REFER to Mr Aries Tan's letter last Friday ('Foreign hirings: Tag quota to older workers').
It is unclear to me why Mr Tan yearns for a paid job 'not so much for the salary' but to keep himself active and engaged.
His enthusiasm and wisdom would be best appreciated in a volunteer role at a home for the aged, where he could inspire his peers who may be less sprightly or optimistic, or in a halfway house for misguided youth, where his experience and knowledge in human resource management would be a priceless asset.
Surely, Mr Tan is aware that companies are naturally inclined towards hiring young and energetic individuals, many of whom have budding families of their own, and who, unlike himself, certainly need the salary.
There is a tendency to blame the competitive nature of today's workforce on the influx of foreign hirings.
If we would like Singapore to one day be spoken of in the same breath as cities such as New York or London, it is paramount that we begin to appreciate, rather than scorn, the reality of a shrinking global village.
Liang Kaicheng
Older workers' plight
Unfair to blame foreign hirings
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I REFER to Mr Aries Tan's letter last Friday ('Foreign hirings: Tag quota to older workers').
It is unclear to me why Mr Tan yearns for a paid job 'not so much for the salary' but to keep himself active and engaged.
His enthusiasm and wisdom would be best appreciated in a volunteer role at a home for the aged, where he could inspire his peers who may be less sprightly or optimistic, or in a halfway house for misguided youth, where his experience and knowledge in human resource management would be a priceless asset.
Surely, Mr Tan is aware that companies are naturally inclined towards hiring young and energetic individuals, many of whom have budding families of their own, and who, unlike himself, certainly need the salary.
There is a tendency to blame the competitive nature of today's workforce on the influx of foreign hirings.
If we would like Singapore to one day be spoken of in the same breath as cities such as New York or London, it is paramount that we begin to appreciate, rather than scorn, the reality of a shrinking global village.
Liang Kaicheng
