When the article by Jeremy Au Yong entitled “7 in 10 new jobs went to foreigners last year” was first published at 10pm last night under the “Breaking News” section of the online edition of Straits Times, it caused a huge furore in cyberspace.
It crossed my mind to take a snapshot of the headlines, but a forumer had posted it on Sammyboyforum here
The next day, the title is changed mysteriously to “3 in 10 new jobs went to locals“. The article was also not found in the subscription section of the main paper as we would expect of such a stunning revelation (read article here)
The same topic was supplanted by two articles with the misleading headlines:
1. Construction, services drive up foreign worker numbers (read article here)
2. Singaporeans shun jobs in service sector (read article here)
The gist of the articles is to exonerate the government from any blame of the influx of foreigners to compete with locals for jobs:
1. The jobs generated last year are found mainly in the construction and services sector.
2. These jobs are shunned by locals which explains the high figure of foreigners getting the new jobs.
Is this the reality on the ground?
The following questions need to be asked and answered before we can get a complete picture of the job market:
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It crossed my mind to take a snapshot of the headlines, but a forumer had posted it on Sammyboyforum here
The next day, the title is changed mysteriously to “3 in 10 new jobs went to locals“. The article was also not found in the subscription section of the main paper as we would expect of such a stunning revelation (read article here)
The same topic was supplanted by two articles with the misleading headlines:
1. Construction, services drive up foreign worker numbers (read article here)
2. Singaporeans shun jobs in service sector (read article here)
The gist of the articles is to exonerate the government from any blame of the influx of foreigners to compete with locals for jobs:
1. The jobs generated last year are found mainly in the construction and services sector.
2. These jobs are shunned by locals which explains the high figure of foreigners getting the new jobs.
Is this the reality on the ground?
The following questions need to be asked and answered before we can get a complete picture of the job market:
Read rest of article here:
http://wayangparty.com/?p=6491
