has received two vaccine jabs to guard against the coronavirus – Mr Lee spoke of what lies ahead, but cautioned that Singapore will move forward"step by step".
Mr Lee spoke in Malay and Mandarin first, then in English for the speech that was also broadcast on local TV channels and radio stations. “Fortunately, with vaccination and added precautions, we can live with the virus and become ‘COVID resilient’. We may have to tap on the brakes from time to time, but we want to avoid having to slam on the brakes hard,” he said.While the number of coronavirus cases has gone up in the last week, the number of seriously ill people has remained stable, he said.
“It is no longer about drawing down reserves to keep ourselves on life support. It is about generating new growth, new jobs, and prosperity for the future,” he said.Mr Lee said that to sustain Singapore’s longer-term growth, it needs to preserve its status as a business hub, attract more foreign investments and grow Singapore companies and entrepreneurs.
He highlighted that lower-wage workers in Singapore do get help, from policies like Workfare and the Progressive Wage Model , but more will be done for them. Firms hiring foreign workers will also have to pay a salary of at least S$1,400 to all local employees. Companies currently have to meet this Local Qualifying Salary before they can count the employee towards their quota for hiring a foreigner, but do not have to pay every employee a minimum amount.The Government will also introduce a Progressive Wage Mark to accredit companies that are paying all their workers progressive wages, said Mr Lee.
“Pay a little bit more for some of our favourite things, like bubble tea or bak chor mee, with or without 'hum', to help the shop cover higher cleaning and waste collection costs,” said Mr Lee. “I am glad that many Singaporeans are willing to support lower-wage workers in this way.”
But someone discriminated against the Vietnamese already, hmm… remember who?
Lie, unless you don’t count Singaporean companies as “Singapore”.
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