Doing business without new foreign workers could become the new normal
More aggressive strategy will be needed to drive changes in sectors and companies, says Singapore National Employers Federation
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SINGAPORE has tried both the carrot and the stick to wean companies off over-reliance on foreign labour, but the novel coronavirus might just be the final straw for employers.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) put a de facto freeze on new work passes in mid-March - before a two-month circuit breaker shuttered many businesses - and there is no word yet on whether the halt will lift when the quasi-lockdown ends in early June.
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