Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong became the latest PAP leader to
indulge in generous self-praise after launching the new Human
Capital Leadership Institute to spearhead Singapore’s drive to
become a “global talent hub”.
Mr Gan claimed that the institute will encourage more innovation
for businesses in Singapore and will support companies in nurturing
talents into future leaders.
“Top local talents will want to remain in Singapore and
global talents will want to come here because we have the best
educational infrastructures to help them develop their leadership
competencies and further their careers,” he was quoted as
saying in Channel News Asia.
However, Mr Gan did not provide any evidence or statistics to
substantiate his claims that Singapore is an attractive place for
global talents.
According to a Gallup poll done last year among China’s college
students, their top three emigration destinations are the United
States, France and South Korea. Singapore was not even featured
among the top five.
Mr Gan’s speech appeared to reinforced the message sent by Prime
Minister Lee Hsien Loong during the May Day Rally last week when he
called on the understanding of Singaporeans to accept a higher
inflow of foreigners.
Unlike other developed countries which implement measures to
safeguard the livelihoods of local workers, Singaporeans are
exhorted repeatedly by PAP leaders to compete directly with the
cheap foreign workers they are importing into the country while
remaining “cheaper, better and faster” at the same time.
“Employers will hire only the best candidates with the right
skills and attributes. The workforce needs to upgrade its skills
and knowledge in order to remain competitive and marketable,”
Mr Gan said.
With no opposition in Parliament or independent trade unions to
fight for their interests, Singaporeans will have no choice but to
listen to Mr Gan and “upgrade” their skills to remain “competitive
and marketable” never mind the fact that their wages are being
undercut by the cheaper “global talents”.
http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/05/10/gan-kim-yong-global-talents-will-come-to-singapore-as-it-has-the-best-educational-infrastructures/
