A day in the life of a Migrant Worker!

Recently, a friend told me that Singaporeans have been complaining that the government has allowed too many migrant workers into the country. While some of these are high level jobs (where real "talent" is needed from other countries), Singapore is still flooded with "foreign talent" filling out low level jobs which can be filled by local workers. Well, after working a few years in Singapore, I am not sure if they will really want such jobs, even if they are available to Singaporeans. Here is what my recent typical day is like when I work on an 11am to 11pm shift.

0700hrs - Wake up, Wash up... and the usual!
0730hrs - Read a book, check my emails
0800hrs - Prepare some breakfast and have a quick meal.
                Sometimes, walk downstairs to eat and buy
                newspapers
0830hrs - Read the papers
0900hrs - Dress up for work
0930hrs - Walk to the bus stop (Punggol) to take Bus 3
1030hrs - Arrive at Tampines. Sometimes arrive at
                1045hrs depending on traffic
1045hrs - Walk into shop, punch card, change into
                uniform, get read for work!
1100hrs - Work
1330hrs - Lunch (usually eat a bun)
1400hrs - Work
1930hrs - Dinner (usually eat a bun)
2000hrs - Work
2230hrs - Close shop, clean up the place, prepare for
                the next day
2300hrs - Leave the shop
2315hrs - Board a Bus to Punggol
0015hrs - Reach home, shower, rest
0100hrs - Sleep

Occasionally, especially on an earlier shift, my boss may request me to work an extra hour, especially when there is a shortage of manpower. Still want my job?

Is this good news?

Recently, there's been news that Singapore is going to need another 100,000 foreign workers in the coming future. Is this good news for me? Will the government decided to reduce the quota requirement for foreign workers again so that it becomes easier for us to come Singapore to work?

Recently I called my ex-boss about work opportunity and he had told me that he is still unable to hire any foreign worker. He's also having some difficulty hiring local workers who are willing to do the job that I used to do, at the salary and working hours that we were used to.

At the Chai Chee location, he's down to just one permanent worker from China with the rest all being local workers. While they are short handed, they have to fill in for each other. I can understand their difficulty as even when I was working there with 3 chinese workers, we were all still  loaded to the maximum with work.

Well, I am keeping my fingers crossed as I would still like to work in Chai Chee, so that I can see my old friends again. But on the other hand, I'd be happy to land any job as long as it is a decent job!