YOURSAY PRESENTATION Group 2

Chong Wen (2)| Tay Jia Yi (15)| Teo ZhiYi (16)

Brendon Kow | Pho Jia Ren

DO FOREIGN TALENTS BRING MORE BENEFITS OR DISADVANTAGES IN

SINGAPORE?

OUR STAND :

ISSUE: DO FOREIGN TALENTS BRING MORE BENEFITS OR

DISADVANTAGES IN SINGAPORE?

FOREIGN TALENTS DO BRING MORE BENEFITS TO

SINGAPORE

YES!

ADVANTAGES + Foreigners take up jobs that are not

popular+ Sharing of culture

+ Increase in birth rates+ Constantly improves Singaporeans

EXAMPLE OF JOBS:

BUS DRIVERS DOMESTIC MAIDS

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

ADVANTAGES

FOREIGNERS TAKE UP JOBS THAT ARE NOT POPULAR

• They are low paying jobs

• Most Singaporeans are degree holders, thus want jobs that are of higher pay and has higher positions.

• Allows the unemployment rate in Singapore to be lowered.

• Able to impart their knowledge and skills to the Singaporean workforce

• Allow Singaporeans to understand more about the other cultures, enabling us to be more open minded to people of different races.

• Bringing more delicacies to Singapore.

SHARING OF CULTURE WITH SINGAPOREANS

ADVANTAGES

• More Singaporeans are migrating due to the huge amount of stress they face here.

• With foreign talents, the birthrates in Singapore will not drop so drastically and might even help to increase it as the years progresses.

INCREASE IN BIRTHRATES

ADVANTAGES

• More people are taking up courses at night despite their busy working schedule.

• Singaporeans will want to widen their knowledge and polish their skills so that they will have better chances during job interviews.

• Drives Singaporeans to work harder and do better.

CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT ON SINGAPOREANS

ADVANTAGES

REBUTTALS • More high paying jobs are also taken by

foreign talents.• Lesser jobs available for Singaporeans.• Parents are afraid that their child might not

be able to find jobs when they go out to the workforce in the future.

• Singaporeans may feel disregarded.

INCREASE IN JOB COMPETITION

INCREASES THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMUTERS

• There will be an increase in population.• Overcrowding would occur more frequently.

REBUTTALS

SUGGESTIONS• Propose to the government to allocate a

specific number of spaces in a company that will be available for Singaporeans.

• Increase the number of train carriages • Shorten the interval of each waiting time for

the next transport to arrive.