Singapore policymakers are walking a tightrope in their efforts to manage rising unemployment amid the nation's worst recession since independence.
It is a balancing act between saving jobs for locals and keeping the labour market open to global competition - the longstanding norm that has shaped Singapore's economy into a hub of finance, trade and manufacturing hardwired to the global network of supply and value chains.
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