Skilled workers hard to replace despite technology advances in Singapore's construction sector


No matter how advanced equipment gets, most still require a trained operator and many of these roles are filled by migrant workers. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, May 23 (The Straits Times/ANN): Electricians have any number of high-tech tools at their disposal these days such as laser measurement devices but the whizzy gadgets still cannot replace skilled tradesmen.

No matter how advanced equipment gets, most still require a trained operator and many of these roles are filled by migrant workers.

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