SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT BALANCING RELIANCE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS WITH NURTURING LOCAL TALENT
March 1st, 2018
FOR the first time since 2003, Singapore’s overall employment fell last year (2017), however, the number of jobs taken by Singaporean citizens and permanent residents grew slightly in 2017 compared to 2016, according to the latest city state government data. The numbers reflect the government’s continued push towards strengthening its core Singaporean workforce, experts say, although more training and mentoring is needed to make Singapore residents’ productivity more competitive internationally, they warned.
According to the Labour Market Advance Release ...
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