Do you think there is still a future for our kids...
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larkspur:
about singapore shunning the jobs, my fren who is working in this ministry (where you will go and look for them when employers dun pay your salary) says \"dun believe in what the newspaper says about foreigners filling up low pay jobs such as cleaners, sales assistant, these low pay jobs are small percentage compared to high end job, like comparing peanuts to pomelo\"HVR:
Why no future? Why so pessimistic? Are we having problem creating jobs for our future generations? The impression is that many foreigners are here and have taken away our jobs but reality is that these jobs are not wanted by singaporeans. For examples, cleaners, sale assistants, restaurant helpers, constuction workers, bus drivers, etc. At the same time, I know of some singaporeans who shun these jobs because they think the pay is not high. So, it's about expectation but can we expect every job pays the same?
Look at the causeway every morning. There are at least 20,000 m'sians making daily trip to work here, can't singaporeans fill up these vacancies? No, we all want higher pay job and there again, where to find a country that the pays are the same for all the jobs? We have to keep our expectation in check because there is no way the employers are willing to give high pay for certain jobs.
The real concern is how to get singaporeans to fill up these jobs. Not possible that everyone is tau kay. We have to accept that there will be wage gap and another concern is that the wage gap shouldn't be too wide. Our co- efficient rate tells us that we are not doing too well in this aspect and I hope the govt is working hard on this.
SINGAPORE: Sixty per cent of Singapore's non-resident population are work permit holders made up mostly of foreign domestic workers and construction workers.
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean revealed this in a written answer to Parliament.
MP for Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC Gan Thiam Poh wanted to know the profile of Singapore's non-resident population.
The non-resident population stood at 1.39 million as at June 2011.
The second largest group is made up of employment pass holders, who are foreign professionals working in managerial, executive or specialised jobs (12 per cent) as well as dependents of Singapore citizens, permanent residents and work pass holders, who are holders of dependent passes and long term visit passes. (14 per cent)
Together, they make up 26 per cent of the non-resident population.
Almost all non-residents come from Asian (47 per cent) or South East Asian (46 per cent) countries.
About 60 per cent of PRs come from South East Asia. -
Why no future? Open up tuition centers and enrichment centers then IPO! :evil:
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Yes, there is a future for our kids - if we could open our eyes to the world.
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is a personal choice - look up or look down
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The future of our kids, is in the hand of their parents.
Carve your dream and live it so that our children can see that they can do the same since their heroes (parents) did it.
Do this even as the environment changes (and arguably is no longer as favorable to it’s citizens). Show that WE, the born and bred Singapreans, can do it… Better. -
huanghou:
Why no future? Open up tuition centers and enrichment centers then IPO! :evil:
And where are the money coming for to open centres? -
Oppsgal:
ehm I m a bit lost here...huanghou:
Why no future? Open up tuition centers and enrichment centers then IPO! :evil:
And where are the money coming for to open centres? -
huanghou:
ehm I m a bit lost here...[/quote]No money then how to open centres??Oppsgal:
[quote=\"huanghou\"]Why no future? Open up tuition centers and enrichment centers then IPO! :evil:
And where are the money coming for to open centres?
If got money then can open lots of centres.
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aahh…
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aahh...so! :idea:
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