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Challenges of the Singapore worker: Higher wages, but better off?

Rising incomes for workers may not mean higher living standards as expectations and cohort profiles change, amid obstacles in Singapore's bid to raise labour productivity

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In a world of low-wage pressure, Singapore workers have been fortunate to have their pay keep on rising. Just look at the figures.

Over the past two decades, nominal median wages for Singapore residents - citizens and permanent residents (PRs) - have outpaced general cost of living pressures.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on September 27, 2020, with the headline Challenges of the Singapore worker: Higher wages, but better off?. Subscribe