Foreign workers’ quota faces cut in Singapore

Singapore, February 16

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Aiming at moderating the country’s reliance on foreign labour, Singapore on Tuesday announced that the S Pass quota for foreign workers in manufacturing sector would be cut from 20 per cent to 15 per cent in phases over the next two years.

The S Pass allows mid-level skilled foreigners to work in Singapore. Workers on S Passes must earn a fixed monthly salary of at least $2,500 and are typically degree or diploma holders, such as technicians.

From January 1 next year, firms in the manufacturing sector can have only up to 18 per cent of their workforce be foreign workers on S Passes, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said in his Budget speech. — PTI