Tag Archives: Unemployment

One netter shared in a Facebook post that his friend who is 36 years old cannot get a white collar job in Singapore. “He got a polytechnic diploma in marketing. Later he went to take a private degree in business, I think it is not really recognised as it is …

Our youths are getting more educated, but our employment remains high and unchanging since 2000. Yet, we see more and more CECAs in our workforce. Why is our government allowing this to happen?

There is no truth that Singaporeans cannot do the jobs of these Foreign Trash. Let me quote you a very good example. A Singaporean with a 20 years of experience in a major American bank went through two interviews in Temasek and still could not land a job.

The government claims that it is those jobs that Singaporeans do not want to do which are replaced by foreigners. They claim that it is those tech-specific jobs that Singaporeans cannot do. Really? You mean no Singaporean in my company would love to be the GM of a new department? You mean that all the young students in polytechnics and universities cannot be trained to have tech skills for a digital Singapore?

Do you think the ComCare assistance is helping Singaporeans "tide over a difficult phase"?

I refer to the article “Unemployment rate at 3.1% as of June 2017; Employment rate continues to increase” (Channel NewsAsia, Nov 30).

A few SIM students weigh in on unemployment in Singapore. What do you think?

Our contributor questions the decrease in number of households receiving financial aid despite the increase in unemployment and economic downturn. What's going on? Is the Government doing enough to help those who are needy but do not fall under Comcare's criteria?

A taxi driver shared this funny but sad encounter during one of his trips from Singapore's iconic Marina Bay Sands to their condominium.

A family struggling with unemployment has been unable to pay their Service and Conservancy charges. Instead of helping them, the Town Council billed them massive penalty and legal fees amounting to $970 - this amount is even higher than the actual conservancy charge they had to pay!