In this photograph taken on Sept 14, 2021 migrant workers are pictured working at a construction site in Singapore. (AFP)
Singapore appealed for firms to hire more locals as a pandemic-driven fall in foreign workers, together with an easing of virus curbs, continues to drive the city-state’s worst labour shortage in over two decades.
Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said in parliament Monday that while certain sectors such as construction has seen a recovery in employees from abroad to over 90% of pre-Covid numbers as virus curbs eased, other firms facing manpower shortages should tap on available sources of local workers to build up their manpower core.
“We expect labour market tightness to ease in the coming months as…
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