“Singapore enters a new chapter ahead; there is hope things may be done differently.” — Pritam Singh
SINGAPORE: This year’s May Day Statement from The Workers’ Party focuses on the current challenges Singapore and Singaporeans are facing—including increased global tensions, high costs of living and doing business, the need to protect workers—at a time when the prime ministership is about to be handed over.
, adding to other recent high-profile closures in what restaurateurs widely declare is shaping up to be a ‘tough 2024’.” “By helping SMEs with the non-wage costs of doing business, we hope they may continue to drive entrepreneurship and innovation, operate and employ over 70 per cent of the total labour force, and pay competitive wages for our workers,” he wrote.
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