Discussion: survey, data and statistics
9
01, 2026
Oh, how the years pass
We polled 391 Tamil-Indian workers in October 2025 to find out how long they have been in Singapore, and how long on average they stay in a job.
24
12, 2025
Our comments on MOM’s migrant worker survey 2024, part 5 (Passports, meals and glowing numbers)
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
22
12, 2025
Our comments on MOM’s migrant worker survey 2024, part 4 (IPAs and salaries)
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
20
12, 2025
Our comments on MOM’s migrant worker survey 2024, part 3 (worker satisfaction)
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
5
12, 2025
Parliamentary questions, September 2025, part 3 (Change of Employer letters)
Migrant workers with valid employment claims have the right to switch employers. MOM issues letters to facilitate this. How many workers got such letters, and succeeded?
27
11, 2025
Leaving to save ourselves
We conducted an online survey of non-domestic workers from Myanmar in July and August 2025 to understand their recruitment experiences.
16
11, 2025
Our comments on MOM’s migrant worker survey 2024, part 2 (recruitment and retention)
A large number of employers in MOM's 2024 survey reported using recruitment channels strongly associated with excessive fees and kickbacks. Time to stop denying how dirty our recruitment landscape is.
12
11, 2025
Our comments on MOM’s migrant worker survey 2024, part 1 (skills and training)
Difficult to get workers with the needed skills, employers say. Look more closely, and we also see a huge reluctance to sponsor workers for training, or even to give them time off to do so.
4
11, 2025
Foreign workforce numbers 2024
We archive what little public data there is from the Ministry of Manpower regarding the numbers of migrant labour in Singapore for the six years up to 2024
20
10, 2025
Woolly “fully” – TADM’s 2024 report
TADM's annual report has useful numbers (but not enough of them), but it's frustrating to see them use language that obscures reality