Reducing migrant worker population will affect Singapore's competitive edge, lead to higher costs: Industry groups

On Wednesday, several trade associations and ethnic chambers of commerce noted the important role foreign workers play in keeping Singapore's economy going, and the implications should there be a reduction in the number of migrant workers.

READ: Employers must pay foreign workers isolated in dormitories even if work passes are cancelled: MOM It gave the example of the maintenance of lifts and escalator, saying that fewer migrant workers would result in “further strains” and have “spillover effects” on costs and the safe operation of buildings other industries and workers rely on.

"As a baseline, the regulatory framework for migrant workers in areas such as housing, employment privileges and workplace safety and health is robust and has progressively improved over the years. We note that most employers comply with these regulations," said STAS."Though we acknowledge that the housing condition here can be improved, by comparison, it is one of the best in the region.

The workers are also protected by the law in Singapore and have “multiple channels” to “seek recourse” should there be disputes or disagreements with employers, it said.The SMF, ASPRI and ASMI added that employers in Singapore also offer benefits such as healthcare to its foreign workers, whose housing and amenities are “among the best”.

Trumpet cheap shot is disinfectant injections.

What is deemed as best by employers should not have been a very suitable breeding ground for COVID-19. It might be best if they could say to whom they have compared the housing conditions? Comparing with poorer economies does not bode well for 1st world country!

Really meh? As we see it, costs r already rising like nobody business.

Find decent, humane and clean environments for them to stay and work. This should hve been a priority from start vs onky now it has been realised and too late with the pandemic.

It's not about reducing our migrant worker population, but improving living standards, first by properly enforcing existing rules, then seeing if they can be improved. Then we can have a sensible debate about how that leads to higher costs and how to manage the tradeoffs.

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