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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United States Immigration Policy Thesis: What should the US immigration policy be? What is it? In order to argue about the US immigration policy you must know what it really is first. This policy is always developing and adapting to the modern issues that the US faces. “Immigration to the United States is based upon the following principles: the reunification of families‚ admitting immigrants with skills that are valuable to the U.S. economy‚ protecting refugees‚ and promoting diversity (American
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Pull: The Change of a Character “Aw‚ man‚ we could have run those guys‚ sure”(52). This significant quote from the main character Derrick Bowen in the book Pull by Kevin Waltman gives the reader an idea of how the character was like in the beginning. In addition‚ the beginning of the book also gives the author several opportunities to have Derrick go through periods of changes later on throughout the story. For this reason‚ the author is foreshadowing the changes he will‚ later on‚ make with Derrick
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Immigration There is a clear link between the history of migration to America and economics. At first‚ migration to America was very expensive and migrants were usually slave or indentured labourers. However‚ as travel became easier‚ many more people try to migrate. This continued throughout 19th century and early 20th century‚ but then war and global depression slowed down and even reversed migratory trends. After the Second World War‚ the number increased again. This is an obvious fact that migration
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IMPACTS OF FOREIGN WORKER IN SINGAPORE CONTENT 1. Introduction 2 2. Demographic Profile of Foreign workers 2 3. Reasons Singapore Need Foreign Workers 4 3.1 Low Birth Rate 4 3.2 Ageing Population 4 3.3 High Skilled and Low Skilled jobs 4 4. Impacts of Foreign Workers to Singapore 5 4.1 Positive Impacts 5 4.1.1 Achieve Economic Growth 5 4.1.2 Diversify Human Capital 6 4.1.3 Increase Income and GST Tax Revenue 6 4.2 Negative Impacts 7 4.2.1 Congestion in Public Transport System 7
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lead a successful life. The Statue of Liberty has held open arms to the rest of the world with the message of‚ “hope to the hopeless‚ welcome to the poor‚ courage to the meek” (Julie‚ n.d). In response to concerns to immigration the United States has formed laws to control the immigration and naturalization process to curb potentially negative effects. While it is impossible to stop all immigrants from coming into the United States with the proper creation or modification
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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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2015 Immigration Reform Immigration in the United States has been present for a long time. Millions of people leave their homelands weather it’s to have more freedom‚ better economic opportunity‚ or escape violence. Most people have the same goal‚ and that is to have a better and happier life in the United States. However‚ due to the broken immigration system in the United States many of those people have to live and work in the shadows because of their legal status. Our immigration system
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TNT: “Push Button for Drama”. This commercial for a Belgian channel; which is focused on drama. This advert shows a button being placed in a street and when someone pushes it‚ ‘drama’ happens including an ambulance coming out of no where‚ a shooting reenactment and a man crashing his bike into a motorbike. The lighting of this commercial is great as it is set outside during the daytime so the light is natural and the clarity is perfect giving a easy perceivable picture. There is a large range
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