Workers in Singapore Earning Less Than $1,000 Per Month

Debated in Parliament on 12 Nov 2012.

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Gerald Giam asked the Ministry for Manpower how many workers earn less than $1,000 per month for full-time work or less than $5.25 per hour for part-time or daily-rated work, with a breakdown by Singaporeans, permanent residents, and work pass holders.
Tan Chuan-Jin responded that in June 20118, about 110,000 full-time employed residents (6% of the workforce) earned under $1,000 monthly, with nearly 10,000 being permanent residents and the rest citizens.
The Ministry cannot provide data for work pass holders or hourly wages for part-time workers, as this information is not collected in annual Labour Force Surveys.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Acting Minister for Manpower how many workers in Singapore currently earn less than $1,000 per month (for full-time work) or less than $5.25 per hour (for part-time or daily-rated work), with a breakdown by Singaporeans, permanent residents and work pass holders.

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Tan Chuan-Jin

In June 20118, around 110,000 full-time employed residents in Singapore (or around 6% of the full-time employed resident workforce) earned less than $1,000 in monthly gross income. Of these full-time employed residents, almost 10,000 were Singapore Permanent Residents and the rest Singapore Citizens. The Ministry is unable to provide the corresponding information for work pass holders as the data is not collected in our annual Labour Force Surveys. The Ministry also does not collect information on hourly wages in Singapore and is unable to provide the number of part-time employees who earn less than $5.25 per hour.

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Gerald Giam asked the Ministry for Manpower how many workers earn less than $1,000 per month for full-time work or less than $5.25 per hour for part-time or daily-rated work, with a breakdown by Singaporeans, permanent residents, and work pass holders.
Tan Chuan-Jin responded that in June 20118, about 110,000 full-time employed residents (6% of the workforce) earned under $1,000 monthly, with nearly 10,000 being permanent residents and the rest citizens.
The Ministry cannot provide data for work pass holders or hourly wages for part-time workers, as this information is not collected in annual Labour Force Surveys.

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Workers in Singapore Earning Less Than $1,000 Per Month

Debated in Parliament on 12 Nov 2012.

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Gerald Giam asked the Ministry for Manpower how many workers earn less than $1,000 per month for full-time work or less than $5.25 per hour for part-time or daily-rated work, with a breakdown by Singaporeans, permanent residents, and work pass holders.
Tan Chuan-Jin responded that in June 20118, about 110,000 full-time employed residents (6% of the workforce) earned under $1,000 monthly, with nearly 10,000 being permanent residents and the rest citizens.
The Ministry cannot provide data for work pass holders or hourly wages for part-time workers, as this information is not collected in annual Labour Force Surveys.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

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Tan Chuan-Jin

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Gerald Giam asked the Ministry for Manpower how many workers earn less than $1,000 per month for full-time work or less than $5.25 per hour for part-time or daily-rated work, with a breakdown by Singaporeans, permanent residents, and work pass holders.
Tan Chuan-Jin responded that in June 20118, about 110,000 full-time employed residents (6% of the workforce) earned under $1,000 monthly, with nearly 10,000 being permanent residents and the rest citizens.
The Ministry cannot provide data for work pass holders or hourly wages for part-time workers, as this information is not collected in annual Labour Force Surveys.

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