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Govt willing to allow some flexibility on foreign labour quota

Bur companies that stand to benefit from relaxed rules must have 'clear action plan' to help transform their sector

Lee U-Wen
Published Wed, Mar 15, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

THE government is willing to allow some "short-term flexibility" on its foreign manpower quota to help companies cope with the shortage of labour, said Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say on Wednesday.

"For those sectors that have not transformed fast enough, let us work together to help you transform faster. If you need some short-term flexibility on the foreign worker policy, we will consider," he told a gathering of business leaders.

He stressed the condition, however, that those companies that stand to benefit from the relaxed foreign manpower rules must have a "clear action plan" in place to help transform their sector, so as to help the industry grow into one that's…

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