CECA – The Dangers Of Labour Mobility
Singapore opened the floodgate for hundreds of thousands of Indian workers into the country when it inked the Comprehensive Economic Cooperative Agreement with India in 2005. With no parliamentary discussion, it's left to conjecture whether the means in pursuit of economic numbers were closet decisions by omniscient bureaucrats...
My wishlist for 2020
1. Delinking PSLE school result certificate to unpaid school fees by parents so our children will have the dignity of receiving what is due to them 2. Implementation of a minimum wage for the low-income earners so our people can have the dignity of earning a decent wage for the hard work put in than constantly relying on hand-out 3....
The nexus between a minimum wage and a productive economy
The UK government has just announced the largest ever increase in the living wage (or minimum wage) from £8.21 per hour to £8.71, 4 times the rate of inflation. It is even more remarkable that this increase has been effected by a Conservative Government in the midst of all the uncertainties surrounding Brexit. As I have always...
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