SINGAPORE MANPOWER MINISTRY STRENGTHENS PUSH TO TAP LOCAL WORKFORCE BEFORE IMPORTING FOREIGN TALENT
October 1st, 2017
SINGAPORE may be a global hub for business but the city state’s ministry of manpower is keen to ensure that its employers consider Singaporeans fairly for local jobs when recruiting. And currently there are nearly 300 companies placed on a government watchlist for not doing so, a ministry spokesperson told People Management.
This number according to the spokesperson is still a “minority”, with a “majority of companies” - local as well as international - playing by the rules.
Nevertheless, minority wrongdoers will be closely watched. The Fair ...
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