Discussion: survey, data and statistics
Foreign workforce numbers, 2022
Latest figures from the Ministry of Manpower show how the numbers of foreign workers have more than bounced back since Covid-19.
Discussion: survey, data and statistics
Latest figures from the Ministry of Manpower show how the numbers of foreign workers have more than bounced back since Covid-19.
To a Parliamentary question, the Manpower Minister revealed how little his ministry did over rest day pay violations. He also revealed the stunningly employer-forgiving attitude his ministry adopts even when violations are found.
Is it common to underpay workers in construction and related trades for working on their usual days-off? We ran a survey to find out, and were rather taken aback at the results.
Many Singaporeans, even though well meaning, think that migrant worker issues would be solved if only we "integrated" them better into Singapore society. Is that really a priority for migrant workers themselves?
Some updates to keep up with the rapidly evolving situation regarding manpower shortages in the construction industry.
The public sector is a huge buyer of construction. That weight can be applied for good. Government projects should come with ethical labour requirements.
Shockingly, staring salaries, adjusted for inflation, have steadily declined over twenty years.
MOM gave this figure in a parliamentary reply. It's only a topline number. Look beneath it and it's a scene of buzzing flies.
In a recent study, male migrant workers were keen on getting vaccinated but there are problems with getting information and getting vaccination slots
Triangulating from various figures published recently, the latest estimate for Singapore's dorm population is 275,000, of whom about 45% are fully vaccinated.