Singaporeans Employed by Majority Foreign-Owned Companies

Debated in Parliament on 3 Oct 2017.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say stated that the number of Singaporeans employed by majority foreign-owned companies is available, but detailed breakdowns by age group, educational level, and percentage of the total workforce are not accessible.
The data on Singaporeans working in these companies was presented in a table, though specific figures were not detailed in the debate excerpt.
The debate highlighted the government's inability to provide granular statistics on the demographic and educational composition of Singaporeans in foreign-owned enterprises.
This limitation underscores challenges in tracking and analyzing the employment landscape of Singaporeans in such companies for policy or oversight purposes.

Questions identified by AI (learn more)

Full Transcript

Gan Thiam Poh

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Manpower (a) how many Singaporeans are currently employed by companies in Singapore that are more than 50% owned by foreigners; and (b) what is breakdown of this number by (i) age group, (ii) educational level and (iii) percentage of the total Singaporean workforce.

Lim Swee Say

The number of workers5 employed in majority foreign-owned enterprises6 is provided in Table 1 below. Breakdown by residential status, age group and educational level is not available.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say stated that the number of Singaporeans employed by majority foreign-owned companies is available, but detailed breakdowns by age group, educational level, and percentage of the total workforce are not accessible.
The data on Singaporeans working in these companies was presented in a table, though specific figures were not detailed in the debate excerpt.
The debate highlighted the government's inability to provide granular statistics on the demographic and educational composition of Singaporeans in foreign-owned enterprises.
This limitation underscores challenges in tracking and analyzing the employment landscape of Singaporeans in such companies for policy or oversight purposes.

Questions identified by AI (learn more)

Singaporeans Employed by Majority Foreign-Owned Companies | PAPERCUTS

Singaporeans Employed by Majority Foreign-Owned Companies

Debated in Parliament on 3 Oct 2017.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say stated that the number of Singaporeans employed by majority foreign-owned companies is available, but detailed breakdowns by age group, educational level, and percentage of the total workforce are not accessible.
The data on Singaporeans working in these companies was presented in a table, though specific figures were not detailed in the debate excerpt.
The debate highlighted the government's inability to provide granular statistics on the demographic and educational composition of Singaporeans in foreign-owned enterprises.
This limitation underscores challenges in tracking and analyzing the employment landscape of Singaporeans in such companies for policy or oversight purposes.

Questions identified by AI (learn more)

Full Transcript

Gan Thiam Poh

Lim Swee Say

The number of workers5 employed in majority foreign-owned enterprises6 is provided in Table 1 below. Breakdown by residential status, age group and educational level is not available.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say stated that the number of Singaporeans employed by majority foreign-owned companies is available, but detailed breakdowns by age group, educational level, and percentage of the total workforce are not accessible.
The data on Singaporeans working in these companies was presented in a table, though specific figures were not detailed in the debate excerpt.
The debate highlighted the government's inability to provide granular statistics on the demographic and educational composition of Singaporeans in foreign-owned enterprises.
This limitation underscores challenges in tracking and analyzing the employment landscape of Singaporeans in such companies for policy or oversight purposes.

Questions identified by AI (learn more)

Singaporeans Employed by Majority Foreign-Owned Companies

Summary

Questions Identified

Full Transcript

Gan Thiam Poh

Lim Swee Say

Summary

Questions Identified

Singaporeans Employed by Majority Foreign-Owned Companies

Summary

Questions Identified

Full Transcript

Gan Thiam Poh

Lim Swee Say

Summary

Questions Identified