Foreign workers

SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Deloitte proposes tax framework adjustments, AI support in Budget 2026 wish list

It also suggests measures to support workers

Those not born in the UK are twice as likely to work nights as those born in the country, according to official data from 2022.

‘We are ghosts’: Britain’s migrant workers who work the graveyard shift

Migrant workers are increasingly doing the jobs that locals shun

MOM regularly reviews DRCs based on Singapore’s economic needs, workforce outcomes, and infrastructural and social constraints, says Manpower Minister Tan See Leng.

Landscaping, conservancy to get ‘targeted flexibilities’ in foreign worker quotas

This means they may not be subject to the overall dependency ratio ceiling of 35% for the services sector

Singapore's latest population numbers – soaring to a record-high 6.11 million as at June – show that growth was driven largely by work permit holders.
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Singapore’s migrant labour dilemma deepens as costs rise

As living costs rise and recruitment fees surge, questions mount over the sustainability of the city-state’s dependence on low-wage migrant workers

The annualised population growth rate over the last five years is also higher at 1.5%, compared with the 0.5% recorded in the preceding five-year period between 2015 and 2020.

Singapore’s population hits record 6.11 million, boosted by foreign workers

Citizen births edge up 1.2% in 2024 while number of marriages falls 5.7%, with families getting smaller over time

Foreigners who work illegally in Singapore are repatriated and barred from entering for work purposes, says Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash.

450 foreigners caught working illegally in Singapore each year between 2020 and 2024

On average, 13 are prosecuted, four are fined and the rest are issued with warnings

US President Donald Trump after signing a proclamation instituting a US$100,000 fee for visas given to highly skilled foreign workers in the Oval Office, Sep 19, 2025. The Trump administration sought to address the confusion on Saturday by saying that the fee would only apply to new applicants, and renewals or current visa holders would not be affected.

New visa rules shatter the American dream for many Indians

INDIAN aerospace engineering student Sudhanva Kashyap thought he had mapped out everything it would take to get to the United States, only to have his plans upended by Washington’s sudden and expensiv...

A South Korean worker (right), who was detained in a US immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG plant in Ellabell, Georgia, is welcomed by family members, Incheon, South Korea, Sep 12, 2025.

South Korean minister says US admits plant raid was ‘excessive’

SEOUL’S trade envoy on Monday suggested that Washington has some regrets about a recent immigration raid that detained hundreds of South Koreans in the US state of Georgia.

The Ministry of Manpower received information that some companies have engaged foreign freelancers to provide creative services for weddings in Singapore.

Firms not allowed to engage foreign freelancers to provide creative services in Singapore: MOM, Vicpa

[SINGAPORE] Companies in industries such as those involving photography, videography and make-up services are not allowed to engage foreign freelancers for clients in Singapore.