Singapore, Jan. 10 -- Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat has responded to a Facebook post by Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh, in a continuing debate over employment data that began in Parliament this week.
He said on Wednesday night that the data on employment growth in 23 key industries, which Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad gave on Monday in Parliament, was comprehensive and clear. It detailed employment growth for Singaporeans and PRs, and showed that employment for foreigners has dipped.
"I am puzzled why Mr Singh failed to acknowledge these statistics in his Facebook post," he added in his own post.
Mr Singh, in his post on Tuesday, said the Government often does not classify Singaporeans as a standalone ca...