WP’s Yee Jenn Jong: One thing to have jobs, another to make them relevant for Singaporeans

Screen Shot 2020-09-21 at 7.21.00 PM Singapore — Workers’ Party politician and former NCMP Yee Jenn Jong has addressed the recent “3.5 million jobs for 2.5 million Singaporeans” comment by Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing.

In a Facebook post on Monday (Sept 21), he wrote: “There are actually 3.6 million employed in Singapore despite the pandemic which had caused a decline from 3.7 million in the previous quarter.” He added that 2.2 million of those employed are residents (Singaporeans and PRs). Although the Minister has not elaborated, let me explain what I think of this 3.5 million jobs […]

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