foreign labour

More Malaysians seeking jobs in Singapore amid weakening ringgit, inflation: Recruiters

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IMPACT OF MORE MALAYSIAN WORKERS The recruitment agencies told CNA they did not foresee employers in Singapore hiring more Malaysians over locals. More applications just means there are now “more choices” of candidates to shortlist, said Mr Ng from Cultivar Staffing & Search. Economists also pointed to Singapore’s dependency ratio ceiling (DRC), which refers to … Read more

Automation, training initiatives among proposed solutions as Singapore’s marine sector braces for manpower crunch

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“But the confined space on the ship requires only manual (labour). There’s no space for such automation, and requires manual welding and manual work,” he explained. LACK OF LOCAL TALENT It is also difficult to rely more on Singaporean talent when there is not a large pool in the first place, said Mr Tan. “In … Read more