Singapore Aims to Clear Foreign Labor Crunch in ‘Few Months’
- Priority given to construction, marine and process sectors
- Country tightened foreign worker requirements in recent years
Migrant workers work at at a construction site in Singapore.
Photographer: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images
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Singapore aims to fill a shortage of overseas workers within the next few months as it progressively eases border restrictions, according to Finance Minister Lawrence Wong.
Priority will be given to workers in the construction, marine and process sectors, Wong said Wednesday as he addressed issues raised from February’s budget, which was approved by parliament.