Previous non-constituency member of Parliament and associate professor of economics at the National University of Singapore, associate professor for undergraduate education, said the laws were intended to promote equitable growth, a development that Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong set as Prime Minister, as well as President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, when he was in Cabinet.
A DIFFERENT Century
Dr Leong noted that Mr Wong’s view was “groundbreaking” in its own manner, compared to his father Mr Lee.
In his first National Day Rally in 2004, Mr. Lee had touched on spiritual cattle by introducing a five-day work week and the concept of gambling in Singapore.
” I think it’s about reaching out to a different era of Singaporeans. Up then, there was a sizable population of people who were born before freedom when then-PM Lee delivered his first NDR. According to him, the audience to which PM Wong is reaching out had a very unique relationships.
The key is to understand that it’s about a new social small, and now we witnessed the crystallization of the dialogue in different policies that Singaporeans can relate to, such as housing and education.
Dr. Goh noted that Mr. Lee was responding to significant problems in his day, such as the risk of stagnation in the Asian Financial Crisis and SARS.
Dr. Goh noted that most of Sunday’s announcements are focused on these issues, and that Mr. Wong is now directly concerned with hardening social mobility and the threat of long elitism and sturdy inequality.
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The launch of a SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support Scheme, which would assist low- and middle-income employees who have lost their jobs, was one particular policy that caught the attention of spectators.
Dr Leong noted that it is” a big change of way”, recognising that even the white-collar university-educated workplace may face issues about the loss of employment.
Being a work is more than just monetary compensation; it’s also about a form of identification and dignity, according to the Singaporean tradition. The financial aid is certainly a lot compared to what you get in a full-time task, but it is crucial”.
Independent social observer Felix Tan, who has written about Singapore’s political and social environment, called it a shocking move as it is” a shift away from the president’s strict ‘ little welfare state ‘ concept”.
” I would caution against the notion that this would imply that Singapore is a “welfare state.” There are requirements for the financial support programs for those who have lost their jobs. Therefore, it is not like many developed Western countries where the state provides for its people, come what may”, he said.
Dr. Goh noted that the initiative is being referred to as the SkillsFuture banner because it is crucial that incentives to retrain and reskill the workforce in addition to the S$ 6, 000 over six months financial support.