So, Yang Yin is part of this “Singaporean core”?

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So, Yang Yin is part of this “Singaporean core”?


August 24th, 2015 |
Author: Contributions





The
issues of foreigners and foreign labour have been in the spotlight for many
years, going way back to the 1990s, in fact. If you do a search on parliamentary
reports or speeches, you realise that Members of Parliament way back were
already raising concerns about opening the door too widely to them.

And so, it is no surprise that the issues have in fact gotten even more
intense attention in recent years, especially with the influx gaining ground up
until recently (at least according to what the government is claiming).

So now, because of political and public pressure, the government has decided
to maintain a “two-thirds” “Singaporean core” in the economy, or workforce,
according to Manpower Minister, Lim Swee Say, on Thursday.

This two-third figure was first mentioned by his predecessor at the ministry,
Tan Chuan-jin, a couple of years ago, in reaction to the public outcry of
Singaporeans losing jobs to foreigners.

What is grating is how the government claims to have slowed down the influx
and that there is a two-third “Singaporean core”, but refuses to break down the
statistics to the component segments – foreigners, Singapore citizens and
permanent residents.

Specifically, there have been many calls in the past for the government to
divulge how many PRs there are actually in the workforce, but the government has
refused to do this.

It has only given statistics on the total workforce number, the total foreign
workforce numbers, the number of “residents” in the workforce.

Now, the Manpower Ministry defines “residents” as “Singapore citizens and
permanent residents”.

Why does it not break this further down into separate statistics for
“Singapore citizens”, and “permanent residents”?

No one knows.

But what is clear is that this “Singaporean core” would include PRs.

In other words, the number of PRs in the workforce seem to be propping up the
two-third “Singaporean core” claim by the government.

Read it here: “Gov’t
says will maintain 2/3 “S’porean core” in economy – but numbers raise
questions“.

Now, think about it – how is it possible that PRs are considered part of the
“Singaporean core”?

PRs can up and leave anytime they want, and indeed many do; or they may not
even send most of their time in Singapore at all. Some are here only for the
benefits and would uproot once their aims are achieved and return to their home
country very much richer.

Very few Singaporeans have such choices or options. Most have to remain here
– come rain or shine.

So, Singaporeans should demand that the government – and Mr Lim Swee Say
especially – provide us with real statistics, with breakdowns of the various
groups of people in clear and concise numbers, without the hyperbole of vague
claims which aren’t substantiated by facts.

Otherwise, are Singaporeans supposed to accept that those, for example, like
Yang Yin – who cheat their way to permanent residency – are part of this
so-called “Singaporean core” which the govt claims it wants to “maintain”?

Isn’t that an insult to all of us?

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Andrew Loh

Source: https://andrewlohhp.wordpress.com/


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