Business’ as the Bulwark against Xenophobia and Nativism Mr Per Magnusson, Chairman, Singapore International Chamber of Commerce, and all present. Good morning and thank you for your kind invitation. I am honoured to be part of your Distinguished Speaker Series. Introduction I will speak today on the forces of xenophobia and nativism that are presentContinue reading “Speech to the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce: Business as the bulwark against Xenophobia and Nativism”
Category Archives: Pritam Singh
Parliament: Ethnic Integration Policy
LO on the Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP) Debate: 5 July 2021 The Minister for National Development (Mr Desmond Lee): Mr Speaker, with your permission, may I take Question Nos 13 and 14 together? Mr Speaker: Yes, please. Mr Desmond Lee: Thank you, Sir. I thank the Members for their questions on the Ethnic Integration Policy, orContinue reading “Parliament: Ethnic Integration Policy”
Yale-NUS College Graduation Ceremony Speech 2021
Graduands, Parents, and the Yale-NUS community.Thank you, President Tan Tai Yong and Yale-NUS, for your kind invitation to speak at your Graduation event.To the Class of 2021, my heartiest congratulations on your graduation.Some say that a person is at their peak at the age of 44. They are old enough to have gained some wisdomContinue reading “Yale-NUS College Graduation Ceremony Speech 2021”
COS 2021: Toilet Improvement Programme
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Mdm Chair, the NEA’s newly-launched Toilet Improvement Programme (TIP) extends grants to Town Councils at an amount capped between $60,000 and $90,000. The grant seeks to raise the hygiene and cleaning standards of public toilets. A corollary aim of the TIP is to encourage the removal of smoking corners. For the grantContinue reading “COS 2021: Toilet Improvement Programme”
COS 2021: Work Injury Compensation Act for All Singaporean Workers
Mr Pritam Singh: Sir, Work Injury Compensation coverage has represented a form of worker protection that long predates even Singapore’s independence. It serves as a critical bulwark to protect workers against accidents, providing them important financial relief and some degree of protection in times of uncertainty and distress. Even so, the central role of platform workersContinue reading “COS 2021: Work Injury Compensation Act for All Singaporean Workers”
COS 2021: Progressive Wage Model for Lift and Escalator Sector
Mr Pritam Singh: Sir, the Progressive Wage Model for the lift and escalator sector was approved by the Government in 2018 after a tri-sector committee comprising of union representatives, the Government and lift companies made its recommendations. Arising from this agreement to raise the wages of Singaporeans and PRs in the lift and escalator sector,Continue reading “COS 2021: Progressive Wage Model for Lift and Escalator Sector”
COS 2021: Underpayment of Foreign Workers
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Chairman, the underpayment of foreign workers and Pass holders is not just a travesty against foreign workers; it sabotages Singaporean workers by undercutting their wage competitiveness. Unscrupulous employers take advantage of the significantly imbalanced negotiating position of foreign workers and coerce them to return a portion of their salaries in cash.Continue reading “COS 2021: Underpayment of Foreign Workers”
COS 2021: Far-right Extremism
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Chairman, following the announcement this year of the arrest of the 16-year-old radicalised Christian youth who plotted terror attacks at two mosques, it was important to hear the reassurances from the Minister of State for Home Affairs – that the authorities have taken increased steps to reach out to youth through socialContinue reading “COS 2021: Far-right Extremism”
COS 2021: Corruption in Singapore
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, a Straits Times article in December last year provided a snapshot into the state of corruption in Singapore today. One of the opening lines was, and I quote, “Many people are heedless of the corruption that exists in squeaky clean Singapore, but graft remains prevalent.” Over the last three toContinue reading “COS 2021: Corruption in Singapore”
Parliament: Budget 2021 Speech
Introduction Mr Speaker, as in recent years, Budget 2021 reflects not just the Government’s priorities for this financial year, but the Government’s medium-term direction as well. In my view, many schemes in the Budget are a continuation of a strategic agenda laid out in previous years, or are jigsaw pieces of a longer-term plan fleshedContinue reading “Parliament: Budget 2021 Speech”
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