Singapore sets higher pay to tighten entry of foreign workers

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SINGAPORE - Singapore said Thursday it would increase the minimum salary requirement for foreigners applying to work in professional and other higher-paying jobs, in a move aimed at encouraging compan

ies to employ more Singaporeans for such jobs.

The new requirement, which will come into effect from Sept. 1 for new applicants and May 1 next year for those renewing their passes, comes amid rising unemployment due to the economic impact of COVID-19, with the unemployment rate among Singaporeans creeping up from 3.5 percent to 4 percent and nearly 80,000 Singaporeans unemployed as of June.

The ministry also warned that in evaluating the higher categories of work passes, it will "take into account whether the employer has discriminated against qualified Singaporeans."

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