Found your facts in another thread. 
My response in bold.
Fact is, the number of foreigners + PRs exceed the number of
Singaporeans in the total labour force in Singapore (1.16 : 1), but
a certain forumer continued not to accept this fact, and in fact,
took it as a form of an attack, which I have no idea why.
Your fact? Source?
Fact is, public service, the largest employer in Singapore, employ
mostly Singaporeans, and thus, how would one expect a high ratio of
Sgreans working in other companies? Yet a certain forumer failed to
accept this point and decide to use his wonderful amount of working
experience as a backing to his baseless claim.
Fact is, my calculations has shown at least a 96% employment rate
of citizens, assuming 100% employment of foreigners + PRs, and as
explained earlier, it is highly likely that a high proportion is in
government agencies (SAF, GIC, DSO, MINDEF, etc, etc). Thus the
normal observations of more foreigners in private companies.
However, a certain forumer would continue to correct me that many
foreigners are indeed snatching locals of their jobs because he has
seen 3 companies, one of which has 20 employees, and in total
Civil service : 60,000 strong? So, 2.6m locals need to work
in private sector? Is the number a fair assumption? I dont have
the figures. 4% unemployed approx. 104,000? So little? Thats
unbelievable. As a number, its still big considering that
foreigners and PRs enjoyed 100% employment. Ask the MOM or
statistics dept. to produce real figures to convince the people.
This is the best.
Fact is, there are certainly loopholes here and there for employers
to exploit such that it seems like they have a good citizen to
foreigners ratio on paper, yet in actual fact more foreigners than
normal. Thus the averages in the statistics can sometimes mislead,
and these loopholes are the main thing that is worth discussing.
Yet a certain forumer would continue to harp on the statistics, and
not why the numbers could be screwed up due to these
loopholes.
Fact is, there are indeed Singaporeans who were displaced by
cheaper foreign talents from China and India. Yet imagine,
Singapore was a country that relied on foreign workers since its
founding. Have our ancestors not also displaced the original
"inhabitants" of the land of Singapore too?
Singapore was a colony then. Its a nation now. We are no
more subjects. We are the citizens now. Govts priority is to the
citizens. During the the 80s, there were still jobs that citizens
shunned during a recession. Unemployment was not serious because
the country overcame the recession with pay freeze and cpf cuts.
These were restored when the economy bounced back. So, how are
foreigners recruited today? Place job ads in Singapore to hire
locals first? No reponse than recruit from overseas? Is that how it
works? Today, foreigners are treated better than the
citizens.
Fact is, even if you do go abroad to work, there are 2 things that
can happened. Firstly, you could too get displaced by cheaper
workers from India and China too; they migrate everywhere.
Secondly, you will also be regarded as a foreigner that displaced a
local of his/her work; you are doing exactly the same thing that
you have despised.
No worries if they become naturalized citizens of that
country. Welfare, remember?
In Singapore, you have to fall into the MRT
tracks.
Fact is, if you have the real ability, you would be able to rise up
in this sea of foreign workers. With the real ability, you could
lead them in work, instead of competing with them for work. Manage
them. Get them to do the work for you. Why compete in an area they
have an advantage of? Know your advantages, and make full use of
them to have an edge. The never ending problem occurs when people
only think linearly of competing in an area without any
advantage.
Middle-aged U and poly(even a handful of PHD and Masters)
grads driving taxis, anyone?
The problem is that the govt gives the employers freehand in its
hiring practices. You only need to read up our own labour laws.
Its very simple. Then you read the labour laws of the first world
countries. Make a comparison. The employees here have no bargaining
power at all. Join NTUC union and enjoy the benefits of members?
Its all enticing members to spend. Who need that sh!t? People need
jobs with pay that can cover the cost of living and still have some
left to pursue happiness. Singapore is such a small country. If
there are still people who have to live from hand to mouth, please
dont advertise Singapore as a first world
country.
