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…

SINGAPORE - A fake e-mail purportedly from the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) Assurance, Care and Engagement group, which sought contact details from recipients for a Covid-19 vaccination exercise, has been circulating online, the ministry said.In a Facebook post, MOM warned the public about the phishing e-mail and asked those who…

SINGAPORE - Foreign worker levies for S Pass and work permit holders, including those for foreign domestic workers FDW, will be waived for their stay-home notice (SHN) period from January to September this year, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Thursday (April 1). This is to help employers manage the…

SINGAPORE - Plans to relax the restrictions on the movements of foreign workers will be implemented progressively, when more of them have been vaccinated and infection rates remain under control, said the multi-ministry task force co-chair Lawrence Wong on Wednesday (March 24).He was responding to questions raised at a press…

A report released by the Ministry of Manpower last week showed that while Singapore saw the sharpest fall in total employment in more than 20 years, foreigners bore the brunt of the layoffs. SINGAPORE: It could take longer for skilled foreign workers to return to Singapore, and possibly in smaller numbers,…

SINGAPORE - The number of workers employed fell last year in the sharpest decline seen in Singapore in more than two decades, with foreigners bearing the brunt of the contraction, but the labour market is turning the corner.The latest labour market data from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Tuesday…