Committee of Supply – Head S (Ministry of Manpower)

Debated in Parliament on 4 Mar 2022.

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Minister Koh Poh Koon stated that migrant worker community visits are underutilized but can be expanded as COVID-19 conditions improve, and emphasized measures to transform the workforce and improve migrant worker welfare.
Minister Tan See Leng corrected that the Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) List will begin in 2023, not 2021 as previously mentioned.
The debate highlighted ongoing efforts to strengthen workforce resilience through transformation, support for vulnerable workers, and upgrades to the migrant worker ecosystem.

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Debate in Committee of Supply resumed.

Koh Poh Koon

Thank you, Sir. Sir, as mentioned earlier, migrant workers have been visiting the community.

Today, the visit slots are not fully utilised, but we are prepared to adjust the quota to allow more migrant workers to visit the community as the COVID-19 situation improves.

Mr Chairman, to help sustain the resilience of our workforce, we have put in place measures to drive workforce transformation, to uplift our vulnerable workers as well as transform the migrant worker ecosystem by improving existing healthcare, housing and recreational needs.

As we continue our work for these groups of workers, there is still much work to be done for others, such as our platform workers. Strengthening our workforce will always be a priority to ensure that we remain resilient in future storms.

The Chairman

Minister, you have a clarification?

Tan See Leng

Yes, Mr Chairman, I have a clarification. With regard to the Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) List, I mentioned that the NTS List will start in 2021. It should start in 2023.

The Chairman

Deputy Leader, may I invite you to report progress?

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Committee of Supply – Head S (Ministry of Manpower)

Debated in Parliament on 4 Mar 2022.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Minister Koh Poh Koon stated that migrant worker community visits are underutilized but can be expanded as COVID-19 conditions improve, and emphasized measures to transform the workforce and improve migrant worker welfare.
Minister Tan See Leng corrected that the Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) List will begin in 2023, not 2021 as previously mentioned.
The debate highlighted ongoing efforts to strengthen workforce resilience through transformation, support for vulnerable workers, and upgrades to the migrant worker ecosystem.

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Debate in Committee of Supply resumed.

Koh Poh Koon

Thank you, Sir. Sir, as mentioned earlier, migrant workers have been visiting the community.

Today, the visit slots are not fully utilised, but we are prepared to adjust the quota to allow more migrant workers to visit the community as the COVID-19 situation improves.

The Chairman

Minister, you have a clarification?

Tan See Leng

Yes, Mr Chairman, I have a clarification. With regard to the Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) List, I mentioned that the NTS List will start in 2021. It should start in 2023.

The Chairman

Deputy Leader, may I invite you to report progress?

Committee of Supply – Head S (Ministry of Manpower)

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Koh Poh Koon

The Chairman

Tan See Leng

The Chairman

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Committee of Supply – Head S (Ministry of Manpower)

Summary

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Full Transcript

Koh Poh Koon

The Chairman

Tan See Leng

The Chairman

Summary

Questions Identified