Plans have been announced to lower the maximum number of foreign workers firms can hire, and industry players now fear they would not be able to find enough local talent.
, Ms Annie Chua, chairman of the Enterprise Productivity Committee in the Association of Singapore Marine Industries , told CNA.
“But the confined space on the ship requires only manual . There's no space for such automation, and requires manual welding and manual work,” he explained.It is also difficult to rely more on Singaporean talent when there is not a large pool in the first place, said Mr Tan. To help firms in the sector find enough workers to avoid possibly winding up, ASMI is urging the authorities to focus on attracting locals into the marine sector.
"We can relook into the various universities and polytechnics and their curriculum to have a balance, not only just on the academic, but also on the on-job training as well,” said Ms Chua.
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