Unhappy with Mr Lim’s vague reply, Mr Giam asked the Minister again, “I understand the point about the privileges. My question is, are we granting them all the privileges that they are entitled to under the CECA, or are they saying that we are not granting them enough? If it is the latter, would that mean that, effectively, the Indians are asking for more Work Passes for themselves?” Mr Lim then repeated the same answer again: The privileges are clearly delineated in the FTAs and in CECA. As I had explained just now, say, for example, Intra-Corporate Transferees, if the Indians dispute that we are not giving them eight years as we agreed, then they can refer the case to us and, ultimately, there is a dispute settlement process. Mr Giam is asking if India wants Singapore to grant them more work passes but Minister Lim preferred to talk about the 8 years given to Indian intra-corporate transferees.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:01:22 +0000
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