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Foreign worker quota cuts: Will they finally nudge services?
Results from previous moves to reduce the sector's dependence on foreign manpower have been sluggish. Insight looks at what might be in store with the latest efforts
Mr Heng also noted that the increase in the number of S Pass holders in services last year was the highest in five years.
These are workers who have at least a diploma or a degree qualification, and many work in frontline service jobs like customer service, food and beverage (F&B) management and nursing, recruiters tell Insight.
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on February 24, 2019, with the headline Foreign worker quota cuts: Will they finally nudge services?. Subscribe
