Unbelievable, they really practise this

[bb88]

Singaporeans get discriminated in own country ?


The Ministry of Manpower will be issuing a warning to an employment agency that advertised vacancies only for permanent residents and employment pass holders, said Minister of State for National Development and Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin.

Writing on his Facebook page, Brigadier-General (NS) Tan said he received information about this recruitment agency through someone who wrote in to him online.

Said BG (NS) Tan, "We have had a 'chat' with the recruitment agency and they have immediately remedied the discriminatory practice."

In his post, he also reminded employers and recruiters not to lose sight of "the need for fair play when it comes to hiring and the need to hire on merit."

"We also recognise that building progressive and fair workplaces that seek to engage local workers will attract more locals to join them," he added.

According to TODAYonline, a check on BG (NS) Tan's Facebook page showed that a netizen had alerted him to a recruitment advertisement from Antal International last Thursday.

In his latest note, BG (NS) Tan also highlighted that a few key themes remain, including "too many FTs (foreign talents) and FWs (foreign workers), fairness and opportunities for our own Singaporeans, bringing in the right FTs, more information-sharing, challenges faced by local employers."

He added that the ministry was aware of the need to "tighten foreign workforce inflow", which they have already done so, and that they will continue to keep a close watch on how these measures work.

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[Stocker]

Warning to the employers or agencies is only the formality, or so-called wayang. If they are serious about it and have Sporeans in their heart , they should not approve EP, PR like no body biz. They make it look so cheap. Many of my PRC colleagues are even laughing at our policies.

[Temperament]

It's definitely Wayang like the Indonesians or Malaysians like to say about their Gamen. It's only very natural for human beings to look out for their own tribe. Only we(The Elites) don't really look after our own "tribe" except for themselves(ELITES) first. I have worked in such company with so many foreigners looking out for each other. So is my wife. So is my wife's nephew. If our Gamen really look out for us, how can there be more than 35% of working in Singapore are foreigners. Not to mention PRs.

[tonylim]

Just puzzled, why many citizens support such practice ?

[violinist]

The bosses support such practice to get cheaper employees.
The (daft) workers support such practice on the believe that it will create more jobs.

[tonylim]

Such cases shouldn't be happen in the first place, need a top piltician to give warning ?
Which country has such practice that place their own citizens last when come to employment ?

[corydorus]

Sorry. Is the non-elite citizen last.

[arthur]

What I want to know is the updates for the Gay Chao Hui issue.
What is the status of this TPJC civic tutor who proclaims loudly he is very embrassed about being Singaporeans?

We do remember about this and will recall during the next GE 2016 as well.

FTs, if you wan to be in our country, we welcome you if you have relevant skillsets which we need. But do NOT ever screw our nation identity.
We can and we will do a online vigilante if anyone tries to pull another idiotic stupid looking China kid mumbling about how great his Chinese 5000 yrs history is and which race give birth the most.

I seriously have enough of the useless ones which are aplenty in this country. And I am not even toking about construction workers or maids! They are far more useful to Singapore productivity. Look carefully which kinds are the ones that piss the locals most off.

http://sglinks.com/pages/1302848-gay-cha...-editorial

[tanjm]

I can give you my own experience. This was for a high level senior position at a local bank. I passed all their tests and had skills that surpassed their needs. However they rejected me only with the reason that I did not respect one of their female team members as I did not look at her and talk.

I asked them for feedback on what exactly did I do that gave the impression that I did not respect her. They did not reply.

I found out later from the HR that the Senior high ranking foreigner who was hiring has been rejecting all locals and finally got someone he knew from Australia and was given a high pay although the no. of years of experience and education was lower than most of the local that went for the interview.

That day I felt very low to be discriminated in my own country and losing a post that I have been working very hard to get for the longest time.

It left a mark in my heart and mind.

Sorry but this does not sound believable. Why would HR tell you things like this? And I can tell you from personal experience that I never tell anyone why I reject them.

Also it would be highly unusual, to say the least, for a "high level senior position" to be taking a test for the job interview.

[hyom]

The guidelines against discrimination may make things worse. If they are not keen to employ Singaporeans, then better state so upfront so that Singaporeans do not waste time applying for the job. Singaporeans may end up wasting time at job interviews because employers want to put on a wayang show to impress the government. It is also wasting the employers' time. Loss of productivity.

Singaporean men should be compensated for the discrimination they suffered because of their National Service liabilities. However, to be fair, the compensation should be done by taxpayers and not employers. Expecting employers to put up with the inconveniences caused by NS liabilities will result in job discrimination. It is not surprising that in recent years, discrimination has risen to intolerable levels because employers now have a big pool of foreigners to choose from with no NS liabilities. But really, can you blame employers? If you are an entrepreneur just starting out and you need to save to the last penny, would you prefer a foreigner or a Singaporean (all things being equal)?

Discrimination against fellow Singaporean NSmen must stop. However, somebody must pay the price. It should be the government, not employers. When I mean government, I mean all taxpayers because everyone residing in Singapore is benefiting from the security provided by NS men. The tax burden should be borne less or not at all by NS men as they have already made a big sacrifice to the nation. It is a fair thing to ask.