Forum: Businesses committed to Singaporean core, but cannot be anti-foreigner – The Straits Times

March 3, 2021

The Straits Times

by Lam Yi Young, CEO, Singapore Business Federation

MAR 2, 2021, 12:00 AM SGT

We thank Mr Jeffrey Law Lee Beng for his letter (Find out why firms prefer to hire foreign professionals, Feb 27). Amid the many challenges posed by Covid-19, Singaporeans are understandably concerned with manpower competition and employment security.

The majority of businesses in Singapore are committed to recruiting fairly based on merit and growing a strong Singaporean core.

Earlier this year, 29 trade associations and chambers representing a wide spectrum of Singapore’s economy issued a joint statement underlining the business community’s commitment to fair hiring and employment practices.

This letter was co-signed by the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, Restaurant Association of Singapore, Singapore Hotel Association, Singapore Manufacturing Federation, Singapore Nightlife Business Association and Singapore Retailers Association.

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