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SINGAPORE: The Government’s latest move to reduce the number of mid-skilled foreign workers that manufacturers can hire did not come as a surprise for industry players and observers.
But coping with the lower quota may not be easy, according to those in the industry, given ongoing difficulties in wooing locals and challenges of transforming amid a recession.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced on Tuesday (Feb 16) that the S Pass sub-Dependency Ratio Ceiling (DRC) for manufacturing will be cut from 20 per cent to 18 per cent from Jan 1, 2022, and to 15 per cent from Jan 1, 2023.
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