Foreign worker quota cuts hit sectors beyond F&B, retail
Manpower Ministry says hotels, food, entertainment, real estate services, logistics to be hardest hit
Singapore
THE list of businesses that will be hit hard by the upcoming foreign worker quota cuts for the services sector is a long one - covering hotels and entertainment to logistics firms.
In response to queries from The Business Times, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said the greatest impact would be felt in accommodation; arts, entertainment and recreation; food services; real estate services; and transportation and storage.
Retail was not on the list, though in his Budget speech on Monday, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat had named retail and food and be…
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