If the policies on foreign labour are to make sense, then they need to be informed about what’s happening on the ground, and they must work in sync with the prevailing economic conditions.
ON MARCH 28, Nanyang Siang Pau front-paged a worrying piece of news, highlighting the fact that some 10,000 SMEs in the construction sector nationwide faced severe labour shortage with the latest ban on entry of new foreign labourers.
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