Rejections of Applications for Hiring of Foreign Domestic Workers

Debated in Parliament on 11 May 2021.

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Between 2019 and 2020, about 5% of applications to hire migrant domestic workers were rejected.
Rejections were mainly due to employers lacking or having unstable income, or being unable to meet the criteria for hiring a second MDW.
In 2020, enhanced border controls and daily entry limits to manage COVID-19 also led to more rejections.
From October 2020, entry approvals for new MDWs increased as Singapore's COVID-19 situation improved.
The Manpower Ministry provides these figures and reasons in response to parliamentary questions.

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Tin Pei Ling

Ms Tin Pei Ling asked the Minister for Manpower (a) in the past two years, how many applications for the hiring of foreign domestic workers had been rejected; and (b) what are the key reasons for the rejections and percentage of each reason.

Mrs Josephine Teo

For the two years of 2019 and 2020, about 5% of applications for migrant domestic workers (MDWs) were rejected. The key reasons were the prospective employer’s lack of or instability of income, or inability to meet the criteria for hiring a second MDW. In 2020, in addition to these two reasons, rejections became more common due to enhanced border controls. Entry approvals were subject to strict daily limits to help control the risk of importing COVID-19. However, from around October 2020, MOM has given entry approvals for more new MDWs as the COVID-19 situation improved in Singapore.

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Between 2019 and 2020, about 5% of applications to hire migrant domestic workers were rejected.
Rejections were mainly due to employers lacking or having unstable income, or being unable to meet the criteria for hiring a second MDW.
In 2020, enhanced border controls and daily entry limits to manage COVID-19 also led to more rejections.
From October 2020, entry approvals for new MDWs increased as Singapore's COVID-19 situation improved.
The Manpower Ministry provides these figures and reasons in response to parliamentary questions.

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Rejections of Applications for Hiring of Foreign Domestic Workers

Debated in Parliament on 11 May 2021.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Between 2019 and 2020, about 5% of applications to hire migrant domestic workers were rejected.
Rejections were mainly due to employers lacking or having unstable income, or being unable to meet the criteria for hiring a second MDW.
In 2020, enhanced border controls and daily entry limits to manage COVID-19 also led to more rejections.
From October 2020, entry approvals for new MDWs increased as Singapore's COVID-19 situation improved.
The Manpower Ministry provides these figures and reasons in response to parliamentary questions.

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Tin Pei Ling

Mrs Josephine Teo

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Between 2019 and 2020, about 5% of applications to hire migrant domestic workers were rejected.
Rejections were mainly due to employers lacking or having unstable income, or being unable to meet the criteria for hiring a second MDW.
In 2020, enhanced border controls and daily entry limits to manage COVID-19 also led to more rejections.
From October 2020, entry approvals for new MDWs increased as Singapore's COVID-19 situation improved.
The Manpower Ministry provides these figures and reasons in response to parliamentary questions.

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