SINGAPORE - Singapore cannot afford to close its borders completely to foreign workers as its economy will be affected, warned the country's apex business chamber.Without access to sufficient manpower, there will also be "serious impact" on businesses and the livelihoods of Singaporeans, both in the immediate and longer terms, said…
SINGAPORE - About 15,000 firms in the construction, marine and process sectors will get higher foreign worker levy rebates between May and December, given the manpower shortages and increased costs brought about by Singapore's tightened border measures.The rebate for each worker will be increased from $90 to $250 per month, said…
SINGAPORE - Singapore has stopped accepting new entry applications for work pass holders from higher-risk countries or regions due to Covid-19 with immediate effect, except for workers needed for key strategic projects and infrastructural works.The Manpower Ministry on Friday (May 7) said it will also reschedule entry into Singapore from…
SINGAPORE - The conditions that foreign workers live under are once more the subject of debate - following two recent lorry accidents that left two dead and more than 20 injured.Ahead of the next Parliament session on May 10, Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP Alex Yam has filed questions for the Ministry of…
SINGAPORE - Plans to relax restrictions on the movements of foreign workers have been put on hold, given the recent dormitory cluster and surge in infections in some of the workers' home countries, Second Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng said on Sunday (May 2)."It's important because our responsibility is, first…
SINGAPORE - Emergency legislation to address the severe disruption to the construction sector arising from curbs on the entry of migrant workers is in the works, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday (May 1). It will be aimed at making the burden shared more fairly between the different parties –…
As a precautionary measure following the Westlite Woodlands Dormitory cluster, MOM's Assurance, Care and Engagement (ACE) Group, with the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Building Construction Authority (BCA) and the Economic Development Board (EDB), began pre-emptive COVID-19 testing operations across various dormitories and worksites last week. These tests are in addition to the…
SINGAPORE - Three measures, including the temporary easing of a skills-certification rule for China workers, will be rolled out to help the construction sector cope with the manpower crunch resulting from tighter border restrictions on India.For a six-month period from May 7, new Chinese work permit holders will not be…
SINGAPORE - Covid-19 safeguards for foreign workers will be tightened with immediate effect, after a new cluster of cases was detected at the Westlite Woodlands dormitory earlier this week. The multi-ministry task force said on Thursday (April 22) that this is to prevent potential "leaks" - involving new variants of…
SINGAPORE - All long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have travelled to India within the last 14 days will not be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore, as the country goes on "heightened alert" against Covid-19.This move takes effect from 11.59pm on Friday, and includes people who have prior…