Available Data on Employer Type and Market Salaries for Existing Pool of Migrant Domestic Workers in Light of Restrictions on Entry of New Migrant Domestic Workers

Debated in Parliament on 3 Nov 2021.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked whether the Ministry of Manpower is tracking employer types and market salaries for the existing pool of migrant domestic workers, given restrictions on new entries.
The Minister for Manpower, Tan See Leng, stated that 86% of existing MDWs in Singapore are hired by households with caregiving needs.
The average monthly salary for new MDWs hired from overseas was $590 as of end-2020 and increased to $620 by September 2021.
Transfer MDWs are paid, on average, about $40 more than new MDWs.
The response highlights data on employer types and salaries but does not indicate whether this information is being systematically tracked.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower in light of existing restrictions on the entry of new migrant domestic workers (MDWs), whether there has been any tracking of employer types and market salaries for the existing pool of MDWs.

Tan See Leng

86% of existing MDWs in Singapore were hired by households with caregiving needs.

As shared in Parliament previously, the average monthly salary of a new MDW hired from overseas was $590 as at the end of 2020. As at September 2021, this was $620. On the average, transfer MDWs are paid about $40 more than new MDWs.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked whether the Ministry of Manpower is tracking employer types and market salaries for the existing pool of migrant domestic workers, given restrictions on new entries.
The Minister for Manpower, Tan See Leng, stated that 86% of existing MDWs in Singapore are hired by households with caregiving needs.
The average monthly salary for new MDWs hired from overseas was $590 as of end-2020 and increased to $620 by September 2021.
Transfer MDWs are paid, on average, about $40 more than new MDWs.
The response highlights data on employer types and salaries but does not indicate whether this information is being systematically tracked.

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Available Data on Employer Type and Market Salaries for Existing Pool of Migrant Domestic Workers in Light of Restrictions on Entry of New Migrant Domestic Workers

Debated in Parliament on 3 Nov 2021.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked whether the Ministry of Manpower is tracking employer types and market salaries for the existing pool of migrant domestic workers, given restrictions on new entries.
The Minister for Manpower, Tan See Leng, stated that 86% of existing MDWs in Singapore are hired by households with caregiving needs.
The average monthly salary for new MDWs hired from overseas was $590 as of end-2020 and increased to $620 by September 2021.
Transfer MDWs are paid, on average, about $40 more than new MDWs.
The response highlights data on employer types and salaries but does not indicate whether this information is being systematically tracked.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

Tan See Leng

86% of existing MDWs in Singapore were hired by households with caregiving needs.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked whether the Ministry of Manpower is tracking employer types and market salaries for the existing pool of migrant domestic workers, given restrictions on new entries.
The Minister for Manpower, Tan See Leng, stated that 86% of existing MDWs in Singapore are hired by households with caregiving needs.
The average monthly salary for new MDWs hired from overseas was $590 as of end-2020 and increased to $620 by September 2021.
Transfer MDWs are paid, on average, about $40 more than new MDWs.
The response highlights data on employer types and salaries but does not indicate whether this information is being systematically tracked.

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Available Data on Employer Type and Market Salaries for Existing Pool of Migrant Domestic Workers in Light of Restrictions on Entry of New Migrant Domestic Workers

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

Tan See Leng

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Available Data on Employer Type and Market Salaries for Existing Pool of Migrant Domestic Workers in Light of Restrictions on Entry of New Migrant Domestic Workers

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

Tan See Leng

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