Foreign Workers
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verykiasu2010:
Maersk move out not bcoz there is no foreigner workers, so please don't mix the 2 issues together..
more like locals refuse to work there rather than company refuses to employ locals.
yes, cost is an issue and it is not simply no loss to locals ...... economics is not simple
don't forget the saga of PSA versus Maersk Lines ......
got to look at the larger picture
I'm talking about companies that would move out due to no foreigner workers. If they can move, they would have moved, whether or not there is large supply of foreign workers. The reason they didn't move could be other factors such as security/geographic etc.. and they're just try to short-change local workers to up their profit.
I don't buy the argument that w/o foreigner workers locals would lose jobs..
But with foreign workers, wages gets suppressed and companies grow richer.
If the Govt have controlled the foreign workforce better, the situation might not have been so bad.. but now it's like indiscriminate flooding.. -
Thought to share this:
Can Singapore wean itself off cheap foreign labour?
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/singapore-wean-itself-off-cheap-foreign-labour-011454837.html -
verykiasu2010:
Too little details to make a fair judgement. Are you looking for $6k/mth grade employees but only willing to pay $4k/mth that's why all those who is willing to accept $4k/mth got rejected?
many this kind of examples lah -
Kissgurami:
If they're willing to offer a 20% premium, I'll take up the job anytime.. Even thou I stay in the East.
Nope.. The word \"Jurong\" scares them as if it is on the other side of the world. They over-think about the distance and prefer to work nearer to their home. I received a look of surprise from my FT employer when I dismissed that distance isn't an issue ( I was staying at Punggol before) as that seem to be the main grouse they receive from locals. -
limlim:
They offered 35%
If they're willing to offer a 20% premium, I'll take up the job anytime.. Even thou I stay in the East.Kissgurami:
Nope.. The word \"Jurong\" scares them as if it is on the other side of the world. They over-think about the distance and prefer to work nearer to their home. I received a look of surprise from my FT employer when I dismissed that distance isn't an issue ( I was staying at Punggol before) as that seem to be the main grouse they receive from locals.
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Musings:
Foreigners don't complain and ask for transport subsidy - and these guys dont stay in dorms. They travel long distance if necessary like anybody else.
And results in overcrowded trains/buses.... ok.. OT..
Even if you supply enuff foreign workers, if companies want to move, they will move. A good example is Seagate. So, supply foreign workers is Not a key factor. It can lower their costs but will not be a main reason for the companies to move. -
Kissgurami:
They offered 35% :)[/quote]ok.. I'm speechless.. can share the contacts? I wanna apply.. Even off shore oil rig or island I'm also willing to take up the job, as long as the pay is good.
If they're willing to offer a 20% premium, I'll take up the job anytime.. Even thou I stay in the East.limlim:
[quote=\"Kissgurami\"]
Nope.. The word \"Jurong\" scares them as if it is on the other side of the world. They over-think about the distance and prefer to work nearer to their home. I received a look of surprise from my FT employer when I dismissed that distance isn't an issue ( I was staying at Punggol before) as that seem to be the main grouse they receive from locals. -
limlim:
like you mentioned, it is too little details and at the same time, no one has the exact statistics on what are the actual happenings in the Corporate World except grievances \"statistics\".
Too little details to make a fair judgement. Are you looking for $6k/mth grade employees but only willing to pay $4k/mth that's why all those who is willing to accept $4k/mth got rejected?verykiasu2010:
many this kind of examples lah
For PMETs role, they do require a fair amount of travelling nowadays which does not sit well with locals, family life , kids etc.
To add, companies have been here for some time too, do you reckon that maybe they are also \"tired\" of going through recruitments where Locals are always stating a reason or excuse of not wanting the role hence the MNCs prefer to recruit FT instead for PMET? -
limlim:
Speechless indeed so you can imagine my utter shock what I was told when I joined and how they had trouble recruiting. These 3 -> Jurong, Fair Amount of Travelling and no OT though calls will happen past working hours and you can see Locals :siam:
ok.. I'm speechless.. can share the contacts? I wanna apply.. Even off shore oil rig or island I'm also willing to take up the job, as long as the pay is good.
Then again, one man's loss was my gain -
verykiasu2010:
Regional ...... ?
the highest position starts with letter 'R', get it ?
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