Mr Ong refuted allegations by opposition Progress Singapore Party that CECA allowed for a “free-flow” of Indian PMETs , thus taking the share from local talents.His response came after PSP Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Leong Mun Wai claimed in a social media post last month that PMETs and FTAs have affected the jobs and livelihoods of Singaporeans.
Coming from the private sector, Dr Tan empathised with such concerns. He also addressed each one and “laid out the facts” regarding them. Dr Tan, who is also Second Minister for Trade and Industry, said that there are currently about 22,000 vacant PME positions. “A quota would be a hard cap that would limit our ability to compete at the high end of the global economy, while for a levy to have any effect at all on EP numbers, it would have to be set very high and would substantially increase business costs.”
If there's no issue with ceca and the flood of Indians working in SGP why would Singaporeans n opposition parties repeatedly take up the issue. If Pap choose to still sweep this under the carpet n not do anything about the flood of Indians it will cost them at the next election