Singapore is seeking to attract higher-calibre foreign workers under a new points-based visa system, as part of the government’s broader push to boost local employment while positioning itself as a global city, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said.
“What we are trying to do is to be able to differentiate the high talent, the really super skill sets talent that can come to our country to work to complement our existing workforce,” Tan said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Haslinda Amin on Thursday. The nation last week announced one of the biggest overhauls ever to visa rules that allow entry of typically highly paid workers, who will be scored on factors such as education, skills and how their nationality contributes to the diversity of their firm.
