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The following is a letter to Minister of State for Manpower Tan Chuan Jin From: xxxx Date: Wed, Nov 2, 2011 Subject: A step in the right direction: discriminatory practices against Singaporeans To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Dear Mr. Minister: I just read the article entitled

From Yahoo!News: Minister of State for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin announced on Monday new guidelines targeting discriminatory practices against Singaporeans such as job advertisements indicating that foreigners are preferred and the preferential hiring of foreigners over suitable Singaporeans. These new guidelines were drawn up in response to the high number of cases -- 51 in the first nine months of this year -- of unfair treatment based on nationality lodged with the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices (Tafep), reported The Straits Times. Here are three case studies on why Singaporeans are lodging complaints of preferential treatment: .Case study 1: Foreigners hire fellow countrymen - A Singaporean complains that a foreign manager in her IT firm prefers his own countrymen to qualified Singaporeans. Management tells Tafep that it had trouble finding suitable local candidates, but later admits some departments have seen an increased representation from a particular country in recent years. Company then agrees to hire and develop Singaporeans as its workforce core. Case study 2: Discriminatory practices by an employment agency - An employment agency specialising in foreign recruitment raves about why foreign workers are better than Singaporeans in an e-mail to clients. The agency corrects its e-mail and pledges not to do so again after Tafep steps in. Manager involved is counselled and makes a public apology while staff are sent for relevant training. Manpower Ministry issues a written warning to the agency after conducting its own investigations. Case study 3: Over-reliance on foreigners - A chief executive was swamped by complaints from his local staff about the company hiring too many foreigners from a certain country. CEO was surprised of this practice as he was not aware of it. Many employees left for another company which hired less foreigners. .Tan, who was speaking at a tripartism forum, stressed that while foreigners are still welcome to work in Singapore, the core of a company's workforce must remain Singaporean. The Member of Parliament for Marine Parade group representation constituency said that even though the government is tightening its grip on importing foreign labour, employers on the ground must still be watchful over their actions as many Singaporeans have expressed displeasure over discriminatory practices in their workplace.

Hi All, I want to hire 1 x tyreman, preferably Singaporean or PR, anyone who knows someone who is interested in this trade, pls kindly pm me. Thanks

5 star treatment to hire FT Our MIW had made the effort to hire more and more FT in china to work in SIngapore....not for low, unwanted job...we are dead meat here..knn

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http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Onl...ory_345448.html When it comes to jobs, S'poreans must come first IT IS important that the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) enforces stricter rules for employers that hire foreigners. I wonder if many people know that companies can also hire foreigners living here on dependants' passes by simply obtaining a Letter of Consent (LOC) from MOM. With such a letter, there is no set quota and no foreign worker levy nor CPF contribution to be paid. Some employers can take advantage of the LOC to hire foreigners instead of locals for positions that can be easily filled by Singaporeans. Shouldn't MOM look into quotas and levies for foreigners applying for work under the LOC category? Your article on tighter S-pass rules ("Does restricting foreign talent help Singaporeans?") on Saturday cites employers' comments such as Singaporeans not wanting to work for 10 to 12 hours on their feet while foreigners are willing to do so. First and foremost, should employers make their staff work for 10 to 12 hours on their feet each day? If the business operates such long hours, then there should be two shifts so that all staff work a decent eight-hour shift. Instead, the employers are exploiting foreigners who are so desperate to work here that they are willing to work for 10 to 12 hours, and without overtime pay too. We certainly do not want to eliminate foreign talent; we just want to make sure that Singaporeans are given priority when jobs become available. In order to do this, the Government must ensure that hiring foreigners doesn't become so easy that employers bypass Singaporeans when looking for employees. --- I also strongly feel that the Government should not give Jobs Credit wage subsidies to companies that employ more foreigners than Singaporeans, especially if they have retrenched their local employees while keeping their foreign workers. We must send out a clear message to employers that Singaporeans should come first. Koh Guek Choo (Ms)

Whats with the neighbours up north? Are they still hiring Indian FTs or not? There seems to be some confusion... Watched on the CNA just now stating that Malaysian officials deny they have declared a policy of non-hiring of Indian FTs..but this barber told media that officials told him he couldn't hire Indian foreign workers... Is there dissension in the camp??