Quoted from :
http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/pm-lee-on-minority-race-pm-and-foreign-workers-and-retrenchments/#comment-31389
which quoted from CNA :
On foreign workers and
retrenchments:
“If we just send away the foreign
workers now, it will do us harm. For example - companies which are
already in difficulty and they hire half foreign workers and half
Singaporeans and you tell them that foreign workers must go out.
And when you take Singaporeans, his cost will go up and the company
may close. And if the company closes, even the half who have jobs
may lose their
jobs.
“So I don’t think it’s that simple. You send
out the foreign workers and the Singaporeans will take over the
jobs and you get paid more. I think our interest is to protect the
Singaporeans and look after the Singaporeans but we must do it
intelligently, we cannot just react and do something without
thinking.” (Channel
NewsAsia)
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Here's the bit that fascinated me :
“And when you take Singaporeans, his cost will go up and the
company may close. And if the company closes, even the half who
have jobs may lose their jobs. ”
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Hearing this left me with the following questions:
1. Will this give the MNCs a good reason or excuse to hire
foreigners instead of locals?
2. Does it indicate that singaporean workers are over-valued or
non-deserving of current pay?
3. Does foreigners need to pay for extremely high price HDB,
Cars and ERP? Do they need employers to pay mandatory CPF ? Lets
say for same position, foreigners earning 80% of local pay. Local
spends the extra 20% on HDB . That makes it even. Or should locals
accept foreigner pay , that is 20% pay cut and use this salary to
pay the HDB?
4. If a problem is mentioned, what is the next needful thing to
do? Provide a Solution correct or not?
Today, I am saddened by some words spoken by some man.
Give me another choice and I’ll take it.