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本地PMET与外劳竞争 工人党四建议吁打造公平环境

by 蓝桑
02/05/2019
in 劳工, 政治, 新闻, 观点, 财经
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工人党在五一劳工节发表声明,认为我国PMET(专业人士、经理、执行人员与技师群体)仍面临无数挑战,呼吁打造公平竞争环境,并加强社会安全网、透过冗余保险计划等,减轻本地员工和失业求职者的不安和忧虑。

该党特别提到,随着S Pass工作准证持有者,在2018年增加1万1100人后,新加坡的PMET目前面对来自外国中等技术人员的新工作竞争。“这正好和外国劳动力的总体增长相吻合,扭转了2017年的下滑趋势。”

“PMET面临着无数挑战,去年被裁减的当地人中,就有76巴仙是PMET,但是其中只有63巴仙的员工能够在六个月内找到工作。年长PMET的情况更糟糕。所有被裁减的员工中,有68巴仙是40岁或以上的人士。”

目前,新加坡有超过120万名PMET员工,占了新加坡本地劳动力的一半以上。

“到了2030年,平均每三名员工中有两人是PMET。”

收入不足,难应付支出

虽然有些被裁减的PMET可能在较后寻得工作,但是他们可能学非所用,以致赚取更低薪金,并且影响了他们的生活素质。事实上,很多被裁的本地PMET无法找到适合他们的工作,最终选择驾驶Grab以赚取每月两、三千元的薪金,远低于他们原本薪金的事迹比比皆是。

“未能充分发挥所学的人们士气低落,他们工作和收入不稳定,难以支付每日支出。”

工人党提出了四个支持本地员工的建议。

“首先,国人必须能够在公平的竞争环境下,与外国人展开工作竞争。所有工作准证和S Pass工作证持有者必须接受教育证书评估,确保他们的证书是真实的。两种工作准证持有者的薪金底线限制也要更严格。”

事实上,多次出现雇主被抓到从外国员工薪金中取回部分现金的案件,他们通过为外国员工向人力部申请更高薪金,企图骗过系统,以取得工作准证。

加强社会安全网

“第二,废除退休年龄,以便有能力并且希望继续就职的年长者能够不受阻碍的工作。政府也应该探讨在企业领域,尤其是中小企业领域能够雇用年长的本地员工。”

工人党指出,第三个建议就是,应该加强社会安全网,以便支持被裁减和失业的员工。

“工人党已经提呈一份冗余保险计划,为被裁员而在寻工的失业者减轻财务压力,减少本地员工的不安和担忧,并完善现有员工的再培训和再就业计划。”

工人党最后也批评,不能只将希望更长时间工作或全职兼职者,归纳为就业不足。

该党指出,“应该顾虑到还有员工技能和薪金,与员工资历不匹配的情况。政策制定者应更好地了解就业不足对不同阶层的影响,并且更好地制定解决方策。”

“很多员工所面对到的经济冲击,并非只限于新加坡。世界各国的政府都缺乏危机意识,选择无视工人的声音。工人党希望新加坡持续保持一个开放的、全球性贸易国,但能强烈保护新加坡员工,包括PMET的福利。这是促进社会团结的唯一途径,对一个强大而团结的新加坡来说是至关重要的。”

 

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