Comments on: Do upgrading skills and Workfare help low-wage workers?

By: a left out

a left out — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:06:00 +0000

Truely, I believe that by training to improve the salary of people is only “by name” not fully mesurable unless the government can measure how many people enjoy higher incomes through initatives from WDA. Othere than that, the money just go to the train and to the training centre which only profit through this reduandant scheme set up by the government. I vote for the opposition because the governement is ensuring growth, through cheap labour, at the expense of the ordinary singaporeans. It is time we show them they can fall. I ask all citzens of Singapore to let them know that they are vurneable and there is no “lee dynasty”

By: dvd6263

dvd6263 — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:54:49 +0000

Hahaha, I am very happy with the way things have been developing these last 10 years and whrer we are heading. Singaporeans are very materialistic, greedy and self-serving, as long as they are OK, they don’t give 2 hoots about the less fortunate around them. Remember the story about the boiling frog!
Maybe now things will start to hot up and enough citizens will be affected to take concerted action. But remember, don’t throw the baby out with the bath water!

By: tiredsingaporean

tiredsingaporean — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:39:25 +0000

Do upgrading skills and Workfare help low-wage workers?

They are just using this buying time as an excuse to calm down the anger of those many older singaporeans who are now directly affected by their policy. Tell me, how many of those who had gone thru the upgrading programe did actually land themselves a decent job? all those BS just to buy time for them to get rid of all the angry singaporeans by replacing them with more new citizens who are more likely to buy their vote this coming election, what else do you people think they will whole heartedly looking into your welfare or just for their own interest of their own party.

By: aiyoyo

aiyoyo — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:52:59 +0000

alamak
elites talk about increase productivity,
just think – china has the headcounts to do more productivity work, correct?
why not look into creativity/innovative (like what silicon valley did; which they can survive so long)
suggest all elites to get out of their box office & start thinkinggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
alamak

By: LEVIS

LEVIS — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:40:09 +0000

Asking locals to upgrade, employer employ foreigners which are cheaper, no CPF contribution, medical bill,annual leave,
No matter which side of the coin is tossed, locals will always lose out!
with no legislation for a minimum wage in Singapore, employer will decide pay at their whims!

By: Disappointed

Disappointed — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:47:43 +0000

I have an aunt who used to work as a factory operator. She lost her job due to economic restructuring. She was told to upgrade her skill (learning how to use computers) and so she did. After the training, she was introduced to a job where her new skill could apply. In less than half a year, she lost that job too since the company decided to restructure and leave Singapore. After that, she could not find a job where her “upgraded skill” would be of use. Finally, she decided to downgrade her skill level and become a cleaner. She is now earning less than before but she is happy that she has a job. I guess this is what our dear government meant by helping Singaporeans achieve a higher income.

By: No fight

No fight — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:47:58 +0000

My previous boss told me its a good chance to torture the FWs.
Later he tells me, with my pay he can hire 4 FWs, he then said he don’t believe I can work faster than 4 FWs. I was given the butt.

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By: YAYA

YAYA — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:41:56 +0000

by the way, ask those pigs , see whether anyone can compare with our DEARLY LATE PRESIDENT ONG TENG CHEONG? Shame on them, pui!

A MAN WHO TRULY FOR HIS OWN , A MAN WHO FIGHTS FOR OUR RESERVES BY QUESTIONING THE GOVT, A MAN WHO WILL NOT BE BRIBED EASILY BY MULTI-MILLIONS SALARY, A MAN WHO WILL NOT THINK OF RECEIVING HIGH STATUS, A MAN THAT TRULY STANDS ALONGSIDE WITH HIS PEOPLE , A MAN WHO CALL SHOTS, A MAN WHO CALLS FOR PRESS TO STEP DOWN AS A PRESIDENT AND WENT BACK TO HIS ARCHITECT PROFESSIONAL FIRM, A MAN WHO LOVES HIS PEOPLE DEEPLY FROM HIS HEART, A MAN WITHOUT HYPOCRISY A MAN WILL ALSO BE REMEMBERED BY HIS OWN PEOPLE , WHETHER HE IS ALIVE OR IS DEAD.

HE IS FOREVER REMEMBERED TILL TO THIS DAY… HE IS TRULY A TRUE LEADER IN SINGAPORE!! HE IS THE HERO, THE EXAMPLE FOR THOSE CURRENT CABINETS PIGS TO LEARN AND FOLLOW HIS FOOTSTEPS INCLUDING THE MM AND SM AND PM!!!!

FOREVER LOVE TO OUR PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT, MR ONG TENG CHEONG!!!
MISS U FOREVER….

By: yaya

yaya — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:34:18 +0000

Aiyoyo

first things is to cut the ministers pay immediately to 80% cos dey totally dun deserves such an obscene pay.. Anyone in singapore can just do their jobs!! So their monthly pay should be $ 30K PER MONTH WILL DO! NOT MILLIONS ,OK!!

IF THOSE PIGS TINK DEY DUN DESERVES SUCH KIND OF LOW PAY WHICH THEY TRULY DUN DESERVES AT ALL, THEN ASKED THEM TO PACK THEIR BAGS AND GO TO THEIR PRIVATE SECTOR, AND SEE WHETHER DEY CAN TRULY EARN MILLIONS DOLLARS OR NOT? IF THEY TINK THEY CAN, THEN PLS GO, DUN BE LIKE A PARASITE AND STAY IN CABINET AND OBTAIN A MINISTER RANK AND EXPECT THE TAXPAYERS , BE IT POOR, LOW, MIDDLE OR RICH TO PAY THEM SUCH AN OBSCENE SALARIES!!!

THOSE BUNCH OF DAFT PIGS DUN DESERVE IT SINCE THEY ARE NOT FULL OF PASSION SERVING US TAXPAYERS WHICH IS THEIR BOSSESS!!!!

DEY NEED TO REALISE TAXPAYERS IS THEIR BOSSES AND NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND! WE CAN FIRE THEM ALL OUT!!!

VOTE FOR NEW GOVT TO RISE IN THE MIDST !!! VOTE FOR CHANGE!!!

By: mice is nice

mice is nice — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:33:08 +0000

My Views
Feb 9, 2010 3:18

lol, you sure anot?… o.O

my reply to your
a) you mean our education system over the decades is inferior to the foreign ones? our “world class” education label, is BS? lol…

b) our education industry growing? really? there were several high profile cases where private schools just shut their doors… they did lots of damage to S’pore’s seemingly bullet-proof “worldclass” reputation….

wah, you say like S’pore reserve is not judiciously guarded. “giving away the country’s reserve” seems to imply lax control… hmmm, who got that “ang pao” har?

By: Sawdust

Sawdust — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:32:28 +0000

Hi Idiot,

You are very clever with your comments!

By: Idiot

Idiot — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:24:46 +0000

It is a clever move designed by blood-sucking PAP to kill two birds with one stone:

(a) encouraging unemployed Singaporeans to upgrade so that they will not be captured in the unemployment statistics,

(b) using these already down and out Singaporeans to prop up GDP even further as they enrol into commercial courses, so that the ministers can receive $$$$$$$$$$

This is far better and much more productive in squeezing $$$$$$$ out of Singaporeans than other forms of taxation.

By: Ah Siao

Ah Siao — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:24:57 +0000

@ My Views

“This is far better and much more productive than giving away the country’s reserves to Singaporeans for consumption.”

Yeah, better to give away country’s reserves to Temasick and GIC to splurge on failed investments

By: My Views

My Views — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:18:12 +0000

It is a clever move designed by the Government to kill two birds with one stone : (a). upgrading SIngaporeans’ skills so that they could compete more effectively with foreign talents, and (b). growing the country’s education industry which in turn pull the general economy along.

This is far better and much more productive than giving away the country’s reserves to Singaporeans for consumption.

By: Andrew Michael Teo

Andrew Michael Teo — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:58:43 +0000

9. 100% FULL-TIME Members of Parliament

By: Andrew Michael Teo

Andrew Michael Teo — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:57:59 +0000

ApApA,

I will vote for you if :

1. Reduce Cabinet Ministers’ salaries by more than 70% and that no civil servants is allowed to own more than one residential property;
2. Reduce whatever grades civil servants by 60%
3. Ensure that ALL SINGAPORE CITIZENS are FULLY EMPLOYED, fully utilize to their capabilities;
4. Accountability of all Public Assets, including GIC & TLC
5. Criminalize all non-essential and non-life threatening abortions;
6. Ensure affordable health care
7. Abolish HDB Ownership Scheme
8. Review all existing PRs and New Citizens qualifications;

Can you do that ?

By: ApApA

ApApA — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:28:33 +0000

If i am the PM,

1) Reduce salaries of all the Ministerials’ and Super grades’ by 50%
2) Retirement and social benefits for Singaporeans (on top of CPF)
3) Implement minimum wage system for Singporeans
4) Scrutinise all incumbent / aspiring politicians’ personal asset
5) Reform electoral guidelines & boundaries
6) Be it good times or bad times, keep a constant supply of new HDB flats’ unless a sudden change in major policy like opening floodgates for foreigners
7) Contain the growing costs for small businesses
8) Nationalise MRT & Buses, POSBank, SP (PUB)
9) Open up the books of our national assets for transparency but not to extent of compromising national security

Vote me.

By: whoincharge

whoincharge — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:59:14 +0000

this minister all eat rice waste seeds braindead idiots…
what is upgradin? how does it benefit in a job seekin envoirment?
if the minister can proved upgradin will get an opportunity to be employed and promote faster
how come all the ole supposed to be DEAd minister still ruinin the policies of singapoor?
anybody here needs me to points fingers?
you know liked mdm ho ching..ex-chief justice…useless prata eatin puppet and laulee himself

By: Fugazzi

Fugazzi — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:06:13 +0000

Singaporeans would not be faced with these problems if the influx of foreigners had been more stringent and better regulated. Now it does not appear so. You may pretend or feign ignorance or you got it all wrong. You are in politics not to serve the nation but your allegiance is to yourself and the party, in this instance, the PAP – which sadly is bereft of workable solutions. Yes, surely, they (PAP) have indeed found a solution or it seems like that to me that this so-called foreign talent scheme is a scheming way to perpetuate power and nothing else. Singaporeans were used first and now that it is obvious to the ruling govt and party – change tactics lar – use foreigners now. So much for intergrity, so much for principles, so much for consultative govt. All crap and empty>
Let me repeat lar – most foreigners are here to establish themselves economically and only to later move back or go to another country. There is a lacunae in the law that allows them to get a free ‘ride’ at the expense of Singaporeans. Excepting a few, the rest are all migratory.
Many Singaporeans opine that the prospects for employment are dim and bleak cos foreigners are ’stealing’their jobs.
Don’t come up with rationalizations. Enough has been heard from you and the incumbent ruling party. The reasons, arguments and rationalizations and justifications put forth for such a pro-foreigner policy is RESOUNDINGLY HOLLOW JUST AS YOUR PARTY. PAP is nothing more than this – DOUBLESPEAK AND DOUBLETALK.
I suggest you resign your job lar. U seem to have run out of solutions and your desperate attempts to shore up confidence with the LOCALS (in caps cos Singaporeans have been the forgotten and relegated lot) by rehashing and repeating it to the point of delirium smacks of ineptitude and hypocrisy lar.

Lastly, the words PAP has been using egs, like focus, committee, re-building nation, Swiss standards, skills – aiyoh, stop lar and I plead cos it all means nothing. They are EMPTY words. It is being deceptive and misleading the public.