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01-10-2022, 07:13 PM
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/to...bs-2007926
The resident, whom Assoc Prof Lim did not name, was concerned that the One Pass would end up making it more difficult for Singapore residents to climb the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, “relegating” them to being trapped in middle management.
“This fear was further corroborated by his impression that many foreign nationals working here tended to favour their own countrymen, further alienating Singaporeans when they seek a job at home,” Assoc Prof Lim wrote.
The resident added that it was especially tough for Singaporean workers competing with foreigners willing to work for less, since these foreigners would be earning Singapore dollars, which are stronger than their home countries’ currencies.
Assoc Prof Lim said: “Without any special dispensation, many (of these Singaporean workers) would turn to alternatives like private-hire driving. For (the resident), this is an unbelievable state of affairs; in other countries, it is the migrants that drove the Ubers and Grabs, but it seems to be the other way round here.”
The MP added: “As someone who has felt that sense of discrimination as I competed with others as an expat abroad, it breaks my heart to hear that there are many workers who feel the same way, right at home.”
The resident, whom Assoc Prof Lim did not name, was concerned that the One Pass would end up making it more difficult for Singapore residents to climb the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, “relegating” them to being trapped in middle management.
“This fear was further corroborated by his impression that many foreign nationals working here tended to favour their own countrymen, further alienating Singaporeans when they seek a job at home,” Assoc Prof Lim wrote.
The resident added that it was especially tough for Singaporean workers competing with foreigners willing to work for less, since these foreigners would be earning Singapore dollars, which are stronger than their home countries’ currencies.
Assoc Prof Lim said: “Without any special dispensation, many (of these Singaporean workers) would turn to alternatives like private-hire driving. For (the resident), this is an unbelievable state of affairs; in other countries, it is the migrants that drove the Ubers and Grabs, but it seems to be the other way round here.”
The MP added: “As someone who has felt that sense of discrimination as I competed with others as an expat abroad, it breaks my heart to hear that there are many workers who feel the same way, right at home.”
