Singapore looks to curb hiring of expats
(MUMBAI, 10 Jan) - Singapore has joined the bandwagon of protectionist regimes when it comes to employment of foreign workforce. A revised monthly salary structure for expats has already kicked in. Further, from August, those wishing to hire expats will need to first advertise for local (Singaporean) employees. Indian companies...
Pay workers a living wage to curb immigration
Home affairs select committee chairman Keith Vaz (left) greets arrivals at Luton airport, including Victor Spiresau (right), as they arrive on New Year's Day. (Photo: Jennifer Cockerell/PA) (2 Jan) - Cheapskate employers are importing what too often looks like serf-labour instead of hiring ethically at home. Hello, Victor...
Stories of foreign workers in Little India
Lightning from an evening thunderstorm flickers across the sky in Singapore's Little India district. Alan Huffman (2 Jan 2014) SINGAPORE -- Khan sits in an open-air café in this Southeast Asian island’s Little India district, twisting uncomfortably in his chair due to persistent pain from a back injury he suffered on a construction...
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