heading into a period of retirement. As this trend continues to persist‚ Singapore will face a major challenge in overcoming the problems posed by an aging population. An aging population is expected to have a negative impact on Singapore’s economy‚ community as well as the labor force. If the labor force continues to decline relative to the overall population‚ this will hinder economic development. Therefore‚ the Singapore government has introduced various schemes to enhance employability of the
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What were the Contributions of the Immigrants? The immigrants made four important contributions to Singapore. Firstly‚ the Immigrants contributed in the building up of settlement. Secondly‚ it was the promoting of trade. Thirdly‚ they worked for the government. And finally‚ they served the community (Provided social services). The first contribution the immigrants made was building the settlement. The Chinese coolies and Indian labourers cleared the jungles making land available for expansion
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and special interest tourism‚ and how the individual will affect and impact the tourism industry. The scope of the essay will be focused on individual motivation‚ the economic gains and losses‚ and the tourism’s culture impact through the study of Singapore. Through the case study‚ a conclusion for against or for Mass tourism to stay will be discussed. 1. Impact of Mass Tourism According to Yalcn Kuvan (2010)‚ with the growth of mass tourism‚ wide ranges of socio-cultural and environmental problems
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Why there is a need to increase population in Singapore? As‚ we all know‚ Singapore is becoming an ageing population soon. So‚ a shrinking and ageing population means younger workforce‚ and a less vibrant and innovative economy. With slower business activity and employment opportunities‚ it will become more difficult to match the higher aspirations of a better educated and mobile Singaporean population. This may hollow out our population and workforce and worsen our ratio of younger to older
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Dear Ms Sunarty AHMAD Executive Client Services Removing the need to clear anymore rainforest is the key to clearing the skies over Singapore. I can optimise the Palm Oil industry and move to planting new plantations on Imperata grasslands this removes the need to fell anymore trees. The suggestions that I have for solving the ‘smoke haze’ would require a significant amount of discussion to enable you to understand the processes. I am wary of exposing our intellectual property‚ but I also realise
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Executive Summary TRENDS • In 2011‚ the total volume growth of coffee was 5%‚ which was a similar trend as in 2010 due to the continuous strong economic growth in Singapore. Due to the high density of on-trade channels including chained local coffee shops such as Ya Kun Kaya Toast and Old Town White Coffee and chained Western-style specialised coffee shops such as Starbucks and Gloria Jean’s Coffee‚ coffee drinking culture has penetrated into the Singaporean market. The manufacturers have also
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Issues In Singapore‚ it is commonplace to issue free plastic bags. As plastic is non-biodegradable‚ it causes pollution and consumes significant amounts of precious resources including petroleum and land. The manufacturing also produces large amounts of greenhouse gases . These deleterious impacts are gradually noticed and is now gaining awareness and Singapore now faces international pressure to reduce the consumption of plastic bags. One way in which the government‚ represented by the Singapore Environment
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Singapore Workforce‚ 2012 Highlights Singapore‟s resident labour force grew faster in 2012‚ reflecting the increase in resident labour force participation rate to a new high1 of 66.6% in 2012 from 66.1% in 2011. The resident labour force rose by 1.9% over the year to 2.12 million in June 2012‚ up from the growth of 1.6% in 2011. Nevertheless‚ this was substantially below the average increase of 2.6% p.a. from 2002 to 2012‚ reflecting the slower growth in resident population in recent
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Candano Tutorial Group: W13 (Friday 8am-9am) Date of Submission: 16 February 2011 This report consists of 1322 words‚ excluding the cover page‚ headings‚ tables‚ figures and references. Literature Review In ‘Digital Divide in Singapore –Beyond Ubiquitous Internet Access’ (Appendix A‚ 2002)‚ the digital have-nots comprise of the elderly‚ the disabled‚ certain ethnic groups and the less affluent people. Three main causes of this disparity are infrastructure‚ literacy and content
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………….. 1 2. Employment Relations in Singapore ………………………………………………………… 1 3.1 Gender Wage Gap …………………………………………………………………… 1 3.2 Existence of Gender Wage Gap ……………………………………………………… 2 3.3.1 Compensation Differential …………………………………………..……… 2 3.3.2 Family Role Constraints ……………………………………………………. 2 3. Employment Relations Worldwide ………………………………………………………….. 3 4. Equity in Employment Relations
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