Number of Injuries and Deaths of Work Permit and S Pass Holders Who Have Been Transported on Lorries

Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Transport (a) for each year in the last 10 years, what is the number of injuries and deaths faced by workers on Work Permits or S Passes who have been transported on lorries; and (b) if the data is not available, whether the Ministry will start collecting such data.

The average number of workers injured when being transported on the back of a lorry fell by more than 25% from 215 between 2015 and 2019, to 161 between 2020 and 2024. Over the last 10 years, there was an average of one fatality transported on the back of a lorry per year.

We do not track whether the workers involved in these accidents hold Work Permits or S Passes. The nationality of the workers or they pass they hold is not the focus because our goal is to improve safety for all workers.