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Transience and settlement: Singapore's foreign labor policy.

D Wong

    Asian and Pacific Migration Journal : APMJ
    |January 1, 1997
    PubMed
    Summary

    Singapore manages its large foreign workforce through a dual policy of encouraging temporary guestworkers and facilitating long-term settlement. This approach integrates foreign labor into the nation's economic and population strategies.

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    Area of Science:

    • Socioeconomics
    • Public Policy
    • Demographics

    Background:

    • Foreign nationals comprise 15% of Singapore's population and over 20% of its labor force.
    • Historically viewed as a solution for labor shortages, foreign labor is now central to Singapore's economic and population planning.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe Singapore's comprehensive and selective foreign labor policy.
    • To analyze the dual strategy of managing foreign workers.

    Main Methods:

    • Policy analysis of Singapore's foreign labor management.
    • Examination of the guestworker and settlement components of the policy.

    Main Results:

    • The policy employs a "twin pillar" approach: strict enforcement of guestworker transience and liberal encouragement of settlement.
    Keywords:
    AsiaDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEconomic FactorsForeignersHuman ResourcesImmigrantsIncentivesLabor ForceMigrant WorkersMigrantsMigrationMigration PolicyNationalityPolicyPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPopulation PolicySingaporeSocial PolicySoutheastern Asia

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  • Foreign labor has evolved from a supplementary resource to an integral component of national policy.

    • Conclusions:

    • Singapore's foreign labor policy is a sophisticated mechanism balancing economic needs with population strategies.
    • The nation actively seeks to "attract foreign talent" as part of its forward-looking policy.