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Singapore is set to halve the number of S Pass holders come 1 July 2013.

SINGAPORE - Foreign worker levies will rise by an average of $50 to $160 monthly per worker by 2015.

About 70,000 mid-skilled foreign workers in Singapore, including Indians, are at risk of not having their employment passes renewed under a new policy which aims to create a level playing field for Singaporeans, a media report said today.

SINGAPORE: Singapore yards are confident that they will be able to cope with the government's latest move to tighten foreign manpower growth.

SINGAPORE - Foreign workers in the services sector will be able to take on more roles and responsibilities, beyond what they were hired for, come July when a job-flexibility scheme is extended to them.

SINGAPORE: Second Minister for Trade and Industry S Iswaran has said the government is not reducing foreign manpower. Instead, it is allowing it to grow, but at a slower pace.

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivered his budget speech in the parliament on Monday, saying that the government, in a bid to pursue quality growth, will further tighten foreign worker policies while supporting the drive to boost productivity.

The government of Singapore, which has long attracted talented foreign workers, now says it will cut the quota for foreign job-seekers and impose higher levies on companies that hire low-skilled foreigners.