Registered Companies in Singapore Not Hiring Work Pass Holders for Past Five Years

Debated in Parliament on 4 Apr 2022.

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Over the past five years, approximately 160,000 business entities in Singapore hired at least one worker.
Between 45% and 48% of these entities did not hire any work pass holders, including those that do not employ lower-wage workers at all.
Only 18% of lower-wage workers work in firms that do not hire work pass holders, and these firms are mostly small-scale family businesses with fewer than 10 workers.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower with regard to registered companies in Singapore that did not hire work pass holders for the past five years (a) what is the number of such registered companies annually; and (b) what is the percentage of such registered companies annually.

Tan See Leng

Over the past five years, there were approximately 160,000 business entities1 that hired at least one worker. Among these business entities, between 45% and 48% did not hire work pass holders. This includes business entities that do not hire lower-wage workers at all. As previously explained in the Report of the Tripartite Workgroup on Lower-Wage Workers, only 18% of lower-wage workers work in firms that do not hire work pass holders and almost all of such firms are small scale family businesses with fewer than 10 workers.

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Over the past five years, approximately 160,000 business entities in Singapore hired at least one worker.
Between 45% and 48% of these entities did not hire any work pass holders, including those that do not employ lower-wage workers at all.
Only 18% of lower-wage workers work in firms that do not hire work pass holders, and these firms are mostly small-scale family businesses with fewer than 10 workers.

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Registered Companies in Singapore Not Hiring Work Pass Holders for Past Five Years

Debated in Parliament on 4 Apr 2022.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Over the past five years, approximately 160,000 business entities in Singapore hired at least one worker.
Between 45% and 48% of these entities did not hire any work pass holders, including those that do not employ lower-wage workers at all.
Only 18% of lower-wage workers work in firms that do not hire work pass holders, and these firms are mostly small-scale family businesses with fewer than 10 workers.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Tan See Leng

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Over the past five years, approximately 160,000 business entities in Singapore hired at least one worker.
Between 45% and 48% of these entities did not hire any work pass holders, including those that do not employ lower-wage workers at all.
Only 18% of lower-wage workers work in firms that do not hire work pass holders, and these firms are mostly small-scale family businesses with fewer than 10 workers.

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Registered Companies in Singapore Not Hiring Work Pass Holders for Past Five Years

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Tan See Leng

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Registered Companies in Singapore Not Hiring Work Pass Holders for Past Five Years

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Tan See Leng

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