SINGAPORE: In Parliament on Tuesday , Workers’ Party MP Gerald Giam asked Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng how MOM would ensure that the majority of new jobs created this year would go to Singapore citizens and residents, including those aged 40 and above.
Dr Tan clarified the issue, beginning by saying that “a net increase in foreign employment means that jobs are not going to Singaporeans” is a “fundamentally misguided” view.Last year, the country’s resident employment rate was 66.2 percent, the fourth highest rate among economies in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development .
Only 22.4 per cent, or 18,700 jobs, are from Employment Pass and S Pass holders and the total number of these holders is still lower than before the pandemic.
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