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Construction workers sleep under an expressway bridge during their lunch break in Singapore, in this March 6, 2007 file photo. On August 9, 2015, Singapore will mark half a century of independence, and marvel at its leap from the third world to the first. But progress in the next few years will be less momentous. The government expects economic growth to be less than half the 8 percent average rate of the past 50 years, adding that a shrinking workforce will challenge that forecast. Restrictions on foreign workers have worsened a labor crunch, particularly in the manufacturing, services and construction sectors, in a country more known for its business-friendly policies. (Photo by Nicky Loh/Reuters)
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