Uproar over
reports of IR jobs going to foreigners
By Lim Wei Chean
TWO reports circulating on the Internet that half of the 10,000
jobs at Sentosa's upcoming integrated resort (IR) have been set
aside for foreigners have created a furore among some
Singaporeans.
Two publications in the Philippines - the Manila
Standard Today and the Philippine Star - on April 4 quoted the
country's President Gloria Arroyo as saying she has secured 5,000
positions at the casino-resort - opening next year - for
Filipinos.
She was quoted as saying she had sent a delegation to
Singapore last month to explore job opportunities for Filipino
nationals here, and added that Labour Secretary Marianito Roque met
Resorts World at Sentosa chief executive officer Tan Hee Teck to
talk about opportunities for Filipinos.