Court Cases Involving Employers and Their Foreign Domestic Workers and Number Convicted

Debated in Parliament on 5 Oct 2020.

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The Minister for Law indicated that reviews related to court cases involving employers and their foreign domestic workers are still in progress and he expects to address the matter in November via a Ministerial Statement.
The Minister noted that the agencies have considered a High Court judgment and are conducting ongoing reviews before providing detailed data.
The debate was initiated by a Member who asked for three years of statistics on the number of court cases involving employers and FDWs, and the number of convictions for each party.

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Derrick Goh

Mr Derrick Goh asked the Minister for Law in the last three years (a) what is the number of court cases involving employers and their foreign domestic workers (FDWs); (b) what is the number of cases wherein the employer has been convicted; and (c) what is the number of cases wherein the FDW has been convicted.

K Shanmugam

The agencies have considered the High Court judgment, and are conducting reviews. These reviews are still in progress.

I will address the questions raised by Members, after the reviews are completed. I expect to do so at the November sitting. As I have indicated, I will be making a Ministerial Statement.

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The Minister for Law indicated that reviews related to court cases involving employers and their foreign domestic workers are still in progress and he expects to address the matter in November via a Ministerial Statement.
The Minister noted that the agencies have considered a High Court judgment and are conducting ongoing reviews before providing detailed data.
The debate was initiated by a Member who asked for three years of statistics on the number of court cases involving employers and FDWs, and the number of convictions for each party.

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Court Cases Involving Employers and Their Foreign Domestic Workers and Number Convicted

Debated in Parliament on 5 Oct 2020.

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The Minister for Law indicated that reviews related to court cases involving employers and their foreign domestic workers are still in progress and he expects to address the matter in November via a Ministerial Statement.
The Minister noted that the agencies have considered a High Court judgment and are conducting ongoing reviews before providing detailed data.
The debate was initiated by a Member who asked for three years of statistics on the number of court cases involving employers and FDWs, and the number of convictions for each party.

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Derrick Goh

K Shanmugam

The agencies have considered the High Court judgment, and are conducting reviews. These reviews are still in progress.

I will address the questions raised by Members, after the reviews are completed. I expect to do so at the November sitting. As I have indicated, I will be making a Ministerial Statement.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The Minister for Law indicated that reviews related to court cases involving employers and their foreign domestic workers are still in progress and he expects to address the matter in November via a Ministerial Statement.
The Minister noted that the agencies have considered a High Court judgment and are conducting ongoing reviews before providing detailed data.
The debate was initiated by a Member who asked for three years of statistics on the number of court cases involving employers and FDWs, and the number of convictions for each party.

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Court Cases Involving Employers and Their Foreign Domestic Workers and Number Convicted

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Derrick Goh

K Shanmugam

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Court Cases Involving Employers and Their Foreign Domestic Workers and Number Convicted

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Derrick Goh

K Shanmugam

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