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"NTUC Secretary-General Lim Swee Say speaks about how the Singapore economy needs foreign manpower to grow beyond the limits of the local Singapore workforce.
Minister Lim Swee Say explains that a certain quota of foreign manpower is allowed into Singapore every year. This enables Singapore to remain a competitive economy. The objective is to enable Singaporeans to have enough jobs, better jobs, better pay and live better lives."