‘Foreign Vs Local Workers’ Archives
Singaporean’s Email Job Application For Admin Manager (Technical Services) Position At RWS Unread and Deleted by Human Resource Dept
Hi Gilbert, You may be interested to know that although I'm one of those who sent in my application on the first day of the job advertisement for the position of administrative manager (Technical Services), the employers from RWS [...]
Singaporean rejected by employers for service job in hotels and IRs
I emphatise with Ms @Emmi Sulaiman as I have been there where Singaporean employers actually rejected my application when I went to apply for a service- related job in hotels in Singapore - Fullerton Hotel, Ritz Carlton, Conrad International, the [...]
Influx of foreigners good for Singapore? (Sgforums)
During a polytechnic forum in September last year, a student asked Dr Vivian point-blank in his face why the government is allowing foreigners to compete with Singaporeans for job. The feisty Dr Vivian shot back immediately: “Would [...]
Singaporeans pricing themselves out of the job market (Asiaone forum)
To all the readers, I breech you to try and stand in the shoes of the employers as well. Many times, we have investors in our companies and as with most companies, we face pressures from our investors as well. I run a research / database management [...]
29-year-old Singaporean Malay woman lost out to Myanmar foreigner for service job at cafe (Asiaone forum)
Locals shun jobs in the service sector, so employers have no choice but to hire foreign workers. Not if you ask Ms Emmi Sulaiman. The 29-year-old receptionist said she has had door after door slammed in her face when she tried applying for [...]
Singaporeans sidelined by foreigners at job fair
Foreigners swarm JobsDB career fair at Suntec Convention Center Yup I was there on Friday for about 2 hours. In my 2 hours there, majority I saw are: 1. Indian Foreigners, crowding booths looking for IT and Engineering [...]
Candy’s special customers: the bribe-taking, sex hungry Singapore policemen (Bangkok Post 28 Mar)
Not only does Candy take full advantage of the Thai women, but certain personnel in the Singapore Police do as well. All of the Thai women interviewed claim that Candy pays a monthly bribe to the police. The policeman he pays is a former [...]
Singapore bus company mass recruting PRC bus drivers from Chengdu, China (Temasek Review)
Singapore bus company mass recruiting PRC bus drivers from Chengdu, China March 27, 2010 by Our Correspondent Filed under Headlines Leave a comment Written by Our Correspondent According to a Sichuan newspaper, an unknown “big” [...]
Singapore plans to limit foreign workers alarm Jakarta (The Jakarta Post)
Singapore plans to limit foreign workers alarm Jakarta Lilian Budianto , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 02/12/2010 9:43 AM | Headlines Indonesia is monitoring Singapore’s plan to limit the employment of skilled foreign workers, [...]
Human Trafficking Report on Singapore (Gvnet.com)
SINGAPORE (TIER 2) Singapore is a destination country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. Some women from Thailand and the Philippines who travel to Singapore voluntarily for prostitution or [...]
20 year old Singapore Indian feels threatened and marginalized by the rising numbers of Indian PRs and new citizens (Temasek Review)
20 year old Singapore Indian feels threatened and marginalized by the rising numbers of Indian PRs and new citizens March 26, 2010 by Our Correspondent Filed under Life Stories, Opinion Leave a comment Dear TR, I decided to [...]
Reader’s Mail On Online Petition: It May Not Work
Dear Gibert We appreciate your time and effort to organize the petition for our follow Singaporeans. However, it may not be very effective in cutting down the unemployment rate. Please allow me to share some of my thought. To [...]
Singapore: Migrant Workers’ Families Face Uncertainty Ahead (globalissues.org)
Singapore: Migrant Workers’ Families Face Uncertainty Ahead by Stanislaus Jude Chan (singapore) Thursday, February 11, 2010 Inter Press Service Instead of spending weekends at shopping malls in this bustling city-state, Rod Luacan and his [...]
Human trafficking in Singapore with legalised work permit (Delphi Forums)
Jocelyn (txt msg): "A lot of girls are complaining to this kind of work. Our permit is performing artist for 5 months not as a prostitute. All of us here are like prisoners - a clone without feelings.." In the past month, I’ve encountered quite [...]
Local Engineer’s Agony Over Job Loss After Been Replaced By Foreigner (Tan Kin Lian Blog)
Re: Tan Kin Lian ask "Is Singapore over-populated with foreigners?" Anonymous said... I am an engineer. Over the past year, I have been squeezed out of my job by cheaper Chinese, Malaysian and Indian engineers. To them, $2000 is much when [...]
