Businesses are calling for work permit requirements to be expanded to allow them to recruit highly skilled workers from more countries. This is one of 27 suggestions put forward by the Alliance for Action on Business Competitiveness. The alliance, made up of representatives from the public and private sectors, released the report after nine months of review. The recommendations focused on three key pillars: labor, land and regulation. Kok Ping Soon, CEO of the Singapore Business Federation, and Mr Keith Tan, Deputy Secretary for Industry at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, shared more about their engagement sessions with business and industry leaders. trade.