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Labour crunch, levies fuel foreign workers' training
Local employees' skills remain a priority, but employers may see foreign worker upskilling as necessary in sectors which Singaporeans eschew
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Published Thu, Dec 10, 2020 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
SINCE the launch of the SkillsFuture campaign in 2015, much attention has been devoted to upgrading the workforce's "Singaporean core".
But employers and staff have been investing in foreign workers' capabilities as well, with bosses looking to better deploy manpower and employees hoping for better skills and wages.
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