SINGAPORE PROPERTY
Developers, contractors battle labour crunch, supply shortage to meet deadlines
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AS Singapore's construction industry grapples with a shortage of foreign workers, amid other headaches, further disruption to project timelines cannot be ruled out, construction firms said.
Already, some construction companies allege their workers have been poached by other firms offering fatter pay cheques, even as they've hiked salaries to retain their workers.
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