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SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is seeking to beef up resources to examine unfair hiring practices by companies, Deputy Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said on Monday (August 31).
He gave the answer in an exchange with the leader of the opposition, Mr. Pritam Singh, in Parliament, who had asked about his statement that the ministry was intensifying surveillance and enforcement actions against companies that openly discriminate against workers. local.
The head of the Workers’ Party asked the new minister if “stepping up” meant increasing the budget of the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (Tafep), for example, especially since there are a large number of companies in Singapore in many industries.
Dr. Tan replied, “Certainly, we would seek to reinforce resources.”
The minister added that resources have also been increased for his ministry to take over the management of the Covid-19 outbreak in the dormitories of migrant workers of an inter-institutional working group.
“Along with the part about Tafep, that really takes care of the rest of the industry. We are certainly strengthening resources,” he said.
Dr. Tan, who is also Second Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, had said in his previous speech that MOM had been working “doubly hard” to monitor and ensure that companies comply with measures against The discrimination.
Companies will not be allowed to practice “wanton discrimination” against local workers, he added, especially in the current bleak economic climate.
During the exchange, Singh also asked Dr. Tan about the Fair Consideration Framework, which was introduced in 2014 after Singaporeans expressed dissatisfaction with foreigners taking away professional, managerial, executive and professional jobs. well-paid technician (PMET).
Does the ministry continue to see wandering and uncooperative employers, and how will companies get involved to improve the current situation, asked the opposition leader.
Dr. Tan said that in addition to monitoring them, the ministry will also work with them to understand how the problem of having too many foreign workers came about.
“That is the kind of commitment I was referring to. Suffice it to say, today we have stepped forward, we are all working very hard to ensure that companies work with the relevant authorities to ensure that this fair, non-discriminatory hiring practices they are more prevalent in all Singapore companies, “he added.
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