Hi Sarak_Home,

I refer to your posting *42 and Mr Moe did create disharmony in Singapore by himself participating in the protest and being an educated man, he knows this is illegal in Singapore (same in his country Burma) and this is no excuse and good that he has to leave Singapore for good and his departure is a blessing ie one foreigner less and this means his job goes to our local Singaporeans (these foreigners have snatched jobs from us locals)

Regards
Andrew

Agreed without a hint of doubt and I appreciate your suggestion.

But my point is not to articulte these figures or the fact that profiteering and exploitation or scams are at play here.

My point is that these are made available as the result of our govt’s warm invite to foreigners (by the ease in which EPs are issued, via recruitment agencies and companies), while pinning the blame on our local workers.

This is wrong and the belief that it is the fw that is taking away our job is a reflection that this line of reasoning is taking credence over reality.

These foreign workers would have remained in their home countries if they were not issued a working pass to come to Singapore by the MOM. If that were the case, then we can safely say this is a matter of the unscrupulous recruitment agencies and the respective countries involved. MOM can wash its hands.

However, MOM failed its duties in checking the operation of these unscrupulous recruitment agencies, failed in punishing unscrupulous recruitment agencies and employers to discourage them from repeating the same scam again and again.

So, the matter does not stop with unscrupulous recruitment agencies, now it landed squarely on MOM, and hence Singapore.

When I said expertise, I am refering to the possible misleading notion caused by the govt’s open policy, which was picked up and used by the recruitment agencies and for which the illiterate foreign worker was made to believe in, that they are contributing their expertise (manual labour which Singaporeans shun).

It is meant to be read with a bit of sarcasm, my friend.

Last check, my goalpost is still in the same position. I therefore suggest you read my point again and read it slowly.

Correct me if I am wrong. Your point is that these workers are the result of unscrupulous recruitment agencies. I did not deny this is true and correct.

My point is that we look beyond this exploitation and see what our govt has contributed to this exploitation by its open door policy, and to attribute part of the fault to them.

I have stated my reasons above and they still stand. In point form, it goes like this:
a. PAP govt says Singaporeans shun low level jobs.
b. PAP govt says FWs needed to fill these jobs.
c. Recruitment agencies jumps at the money-making prospect.
d. Loads upon loads of FWs brought in with govt-promised projects.
e. FWs made to believe they will have jobs because SG govt are calling for them with opened arms.
f. FWs grab opportunity, sell off their belongings and come over.
g. The rest is becoming history.

These points have not changed, T.

gemami – the above was your point, and my response was that they are unskilled labour exploited by employment agencies. Now you change tack and blame the government. You should not keep shifting your goal posts all the time. Do you still think that these foreign workers are here because of the expertise they bring? What expertise? Most of them can’t even understand English. Farming expertise? Unemployment expertise in their home country?

No, they are here because of the scams. And this is not just happening in Singapore – see the other post on such scams – it is happening in other countries.

Unscrupulous activity will not even begin to exist if the govt had actedin the same fervour as they always do with the opposition; and; as remarked by the man himself, to “nip the problem in the bud”.

It is a problem created by the govt in its haste to bring in more revenue for the country; but not addressing these ‘side effects’ in the pursuit of wealth, has blinded them and made them turn a deaf ear to these cries for help.

But as for Mr Moe…Let’s hope the junta forgot about him..

Nope gemani. A lot of the unwanted or excess workers with no work for them are here because of unscrupulous recruitment agencies. These people ripped off the workers, promising the sky and then leave them stranded here without any work. This is human trafficking, no less.

In some other countries, waitering is seen as a good profession. In Singapore, everyone thinks being a waiter is only part time job for uneducated people.

Think, people. think.

I know it is not nice to say;”load of nonsense!” I apologised if it hurts.
Foreigners should go first.
Singaporeans should be given priority; not all but in most case.

Singaporeans have a family to take care of. Male Singaporeans and their sons have to serve national service. Singaporeans have to do rounds of Remedial Training if they do not pass IPPT. Singaporeans have a family here to take care of.
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f we lost our job, not only we will go hungry, our sons and daughters will go hungry. Given that we have obligations to meet, it is crazy to think that we have equal opportunity as compared to a foreigner in getting a job. So “credentials” sound a bit of strange unless you are talking about top… top position where finding professionals is a problem.

I would have believed if some foreigners are being brought in to help to save jobs for locals but not when many thousands of foreigners are being brought in to work in all fields/level. I believe not only Singaporeans dislike FT. I believe it happens everywhere; especially at this time.

However, I would support if there is some kind of compensation given to foreigners before they leave.

Let us not just look at the surface of everything and let us try and scratch the surface a little.

As far as I know, or made to know, the main reason why these foreign workers were brought in, is mainly because; as claimed by our beloved PAP; locals do not want these jobs.

Now think. With this kind of reasoning, do you not think the same PAP govt would have gone out of its way, to tell these foreign workers that they are very welcome, that they would be doing Singapore a huge favour, that they will be playing a huge part in the progress and prosperity of Singapore?

So you see, these foreign workers might have came here because they truly believed Singapore needed them, and the expertise they bring.

Why are we then, so quick to blame these poor foreign workers, and do not see the need to blame the policies and lies that brought them here?

Let us not be guilty of being able to think only vertically; from the top down; but let us make the effort to think laterally and way beyond the vertical limits of comprehension and understanding.

It is PAP’s policy that opened the doors to these workers. Who would not enter if the door is meant to fit in people with the right credentials?

The Singapore government did the right thing within their rights and in accordance to the law (Moe Kyaw Thu was fore-warned of the consequences in his work permit’s terms and conditions), and TOC should not stir shit and try to divide Singaporeans through this clearly insignificant matter.

For those hypocrites who so support this Moe Kyaw Thu, why not go with him to Burma and do what you think is so “noble”! Don’t hide behind the safety of Singapore and talk “cock! like sing song!!!!

This Moe Kyaw Thu simply and conveniently used a sentimental expression “Singapore is my second home” and hope to get away with his blatant disregard for Singapore law.

We don’t need people like him…the Singapore government did the right thing to expel him!