It reveals this in response to challenge from PAP MP Seng Han
Thong
By Sue-Ann Chia
ALL the town council staff in opposition-held ward Hougang are
Singaporeans, the Workers' Party said on Friday in response to a
challenge from MP Seng Han Thong of the People's Action
Party.
However, the WP was quick to add that it recognises the
contribution of foreign workers and is not against their
employment.
For instance, Hougang town council does not object to its
contractors deploying foreign workers in the estate, it said in a
statement signed by the party's organising secretary Yaw Shin
Leong.
The town council is run by the ward's MP Low Thia Khiang,
secretary-general of the WP.
Mr Seng, assistant secretary-general of the National Trades Union
Congress, had on Thursday taken the opposition party to task for
its May Day message.
The WP had questioned if Singaporeans 'truly benefitted' from the
job boom as six in 10 new jobs went to foreigners.
Rebutting the WP, Mr Seng told reporters on the sidelines of the
May Day rally: 'We should take a pragmatic approach on this foreign
worker issue.'
He also challenged the WP to match its words with deeds, by
ensuring the Hougang Town Council did not hire any
foreigners.
On Friday, the WP reiterated its views on foreigners.
'The issue here is not of foreign workers' employment per se but
rather how the Singapore Government and the labour union will
ensure that the dignity and societal position of Singaporean
workers are not compromised,' the party said.
The Government's attitude, it added, should be to put Singaporeans
first and 'resist any erosion of Singaporeans' societal
standing'.
'It is the Government's responsibility to show compassion for the
plight of the workers facing the pressure of high inflation,' the
WP said.
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