You might have heard that the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement was recently put up for debate in Parliament on July 6.
Also known as CECA, the term has since become a shorthand on the forums and social media, referring to Indian nationals, sometimes in a derogatory manner, particularly those who work in Singapore.
The fiery debate saw, among other things, Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung calling out the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) for repeatedly making false allegations about the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in question. So if you haven t been catching up with Parliament proceedings, we re here to give you the low-down on what went on brace yourself.
The Independent Singapore News Sâporean working in the finance sector for 15 years says he quit.
Sâporean working in the finance sector for 15 years says he quit because in a department with â23 staff, 22 were from India and 1 was a Chinese based in HKâ
Nothing much has changed since I left. You just need to go LinkedIn to look through the employees of many foreign banks to see for yourself, said the netizen.
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Singapore â A concerned Singaporean wrote and shared his experience working in a foreign bank in Singapore where he saw how there was widespread hiring of foreigners, leading to him eventually leaving the company.
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Mr Ong said free trade agreements have enabled Singapore to ramp up investments from overseas and create thousands of jobs in Singapore. TNP FILE PHOTO
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Ong Ye Kung s ministerial statement says FTAs play key role here
GRACE HO, SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
Jul 07, 2021 06:00 am
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Far from leading to an unfettered inflow of foreign professionals, free trade agreements (FTAs) play a key role in ensuring the survival of small countries like Singapore, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
Nor is the Republic s ability to regulate immigration and foreign manpower affected by an FTA like the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Ceca), he told the House yesterday.
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