CONCERNS: Boosting the Singaporean core

Concerns of the Singapore worker: Singapore’s growing local-foreigner divide

To ensure a critical mass of Singaporeans is maintained in the labour force, Singapore’s total fertility rate has to rise. PHOTO: ST FILE
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For some, Changi Business Park has been referred to as "Chennai Business Park" due to the number of Indian expatriates working there.

In recent weeks, social media posts have targeted some firms - including those at the business park - over hiring practices, which they claim appear to favour some nationalities ahead of Singaporeans.

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