SINGAPORE: President Halimah Yacob's address on Monday night (Apr 10) seeks to narrow the social divide, with marginalised groups standing to benefit, said political analys
on Monday night seeks to narrow the social divide, with marginalised groups standing to benefit, said political analysts who spoke to CNA.
"Especially when the income gap is getting bigger and bigger, there will be those that will fall between the cracks. And I think those are the ones that at least the government will have to look into a little bit more," he said. Dr Tan of NTU pointed out that there could have been a more"concrete policy outline" that Mdm Halimah hoped the government would put in place.
Mdm Halimah's address set the agenda for the rest of this government's term, when parliament reconvened on Monday after aIn her speech, Mdm Halimah also said Singapore must re-examine how society rewards different skills and talents, and accord greater value to those who are skilled with their hands, as well as those with the social and empathetic traits to excel in jobs such as caregiving or community service.
he President spoke about workers in their 40s and 50s, a group more vulnerable to job skills obsolescence and unemployment.
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