Singapore's immigration policy has been challenged, and 40% of the positions cannot be recruited.

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It is reported that Singapore is a highly open economy, not only livable, but also has a good business environment. In recent years, the number of immigrants or doing business in Singapore is increasing. Local people believe that this is the main reason for Singapore's traffic congestion and sharp rise in living expenses. At the same time, they also believe that the influx of foreign workers has also intensified the competition for local jobs. To this end, the Singapore government tightened its immigration policy and began to strictly control the proportion of foreign workers.

Singapore's tightening immigration policy has been challenged, and 40% of job vacancies cannot be recruited.

On the surface, the above-mentioned practice of the Singapore government caters to public opinion and seems to be a good choice. However, in just two years, the policy of tightening immigration policy and controlling foreign employees began to encounter challenges. According to the vacancy report of 20 13 recently released by the Ministry of Manpower of Singapore Government, as of September 20 13, there were 6 19000 vacancies in Singapore, an increase of 9.7% compared with 20 1 1. Of these vacancies, 80% are from service industry, about 13% are from manufacturing industry, and the rest are from construction industry.

It is understood that because the government strictly controls the proportion of foreigners employed in Singapore, many enterprises are facing the problem of manpower shortage, especially the catering industry, which has suffered a "cold winter" and many restaurants have been forced to close down because of insufficient manpower. Some departments involved in the use of manpower in construction and manufacturing are also facing serious manpower shortage, which makes enterprises complain. On the one hand, local people in Singapore are constantly asking the government to restrict foreign workers, on the other hand, local enterprises are also struggling to recruit people. What's the problem? The answer is actually very simple, that is, many jobs that require manpower, such as restaurants and construction sites, are hard and the wages are relatively low. Foreign workers may not care, but Singaporeans are unwilling to do it.

According to the report of the Ministry of Manpower of the Singapore Government, about 40% of the vacancies have not been filled for at least six months. As of September last year, as many as 23,300 job vacancies have been unfilled for a long time. Local employers in Singapore said in a survey that it is difficult to hire local employees for low-skilled and low-paying jobs, and about 66% of the vacant positions cannot be filled at all. They believe that unattractive salary, physical exertion and shift system are the three main reasons why enterprises can't recruit local employees.

Local analysts believe that job vacancies reflect the impact of the government's foreign labor policy on the labor market, and the continuous vacancy of some positions shows that some enterprises have not realized its seriousness, that is, if they do not make changes themselves, they will not be able to adapt to the current situation.