The Straits Times Relaxed rules will help ease Singapore's labour crunch: Contractors Singapore has about 1.3 million foreign workers, of whom some 300,000 work in the construction sector.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI New: Gift this subscriber-only story to your friends and family https://str.sg/JRSK They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months.