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Ricky Lim ·
“Globalisation is good overall – but try telling that to people who have lost their jobs. We must help those who have been affected," he said.
"In a small country like Singapore where the richest and poorest are never separated by more than 15 minutes' drive, inequality can be seen by all."
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Yes, this is the major grievances not only experience by some Singaporeans but also the World.
Why Trump got a field day - putting his weight around and punishing the World with his trade war - is because of the above reason.
NTUC and MOM must play a role in ensuring those who lose their jobs will not languish in the "unemployed" deep well - forgotten and buried.
But a "repository" to catch them, train them and place them into jobs whenever the opportunities arise - so that this will give an assurance for those who lose their jobs - will not lost hope.
Also helps shall be given along the way - for those who lost their jobs - to help them tie over the difficult period.
The announcement by Minister Chan Chun Sing - that NTUC will develop a NTUC Training Council to catch those who lose their jobs to get themselves train and place them in jobs --- is a good initiative.
But it must not be apply to NTUC Union members only.
It must extend its net wide to include all Singaporeans and PRs - with priorities given to Singaporeans - to include even non-NTUC Union members and keep track on the well beings of all Singaporeans --- using AI, Big Data/Metadata, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, IoT etc.
Only when this is done --- can tackling inequality be effective.
"In a small country like Singapore where the richest and poorest are never separated by more than 15 minutes' drive, inequality can be seen by all."
--
Yes, this is the major grievances not only experience by some Singaporeans but also the World.
Why Trump got a field day - putting his weight around and punishing the World with his trade war - is because of the above reason.
NTUC and MOM must play a role in ensuring those who lose their jobs will not languish in the "unemployed" deep well - forgotten and buried.
But a "repository" to catch them, train them and place them into jobs whenever the opportunities arise - so that this will give an assurance for those who lose their jobs - will not lost hope.
Also helps shall be given along the way - for those who lost their jobs - to help them tie over the difficult period.
The announcement by Minister Chan Chun Sing - that NTUC will develop a NTUC Training Council to catch those who lose their jobs to get themselves train and place them in jobs --- is a good initiative.
But it must not be apply to NTUC Union members only.
It must extend its net wide to include all Singaporeans and PRs - with priorities given to Singaporeans - to include even non-NTUC Union members and keep track on the well beings of all Singaporeans --- using AI, Big Data/Metadata, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, IoT etc.
Only when this is done --- can tackling inequality be effective.
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