Lim Min Zhang and Kok YufengSINGAPORE - About one-fifth of foreign workers living in dormitories have been fully vaccinated. As at May 31, these 55,000 workers have received both doses of the…
With COVID-19 travel restrictions limiting the number of foreign workers coming to Singapore, CNA examines how this has implications for sectors other than construction and what a longer-term solution might…
Kok Yufeng SINGAPORE - He was offered a job in construction with a monthly pay of $1,600, and was shown an in-principle approval (IPA) letter reflecting this. But when…
Michelle Ng SINGAPORE - Electricians have any number of high-tech tools at their disposal these days such as laser measurement devices but the whizzy gadgets still cannot replace…
Kok Yufeng Singapore would have been hard hit by a shortfall of at least 100,000 workers and 30,000 domestic workers if foreign workers had not been allowed to…
Calvin Yang Correspondent 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.…
Linette Lai Political Correspondent SINGAPORE - About 15,000 firms in the construction, marine and process sectors will get higher foreign worker levy rebates between May and December, given…
Justin Ong Political Correspondent 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,…
Clement Yong and Ang QingSINGAPORE - The conditions that migrant workers live under are once more the subject of debate - following two recent lorry accidents that left two dead and more than 20…
Prisca Ang 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…