Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower reaffirms action against those who accept kickbacks as a guarantee of employment Details Published: 04 August 2021
The point at which kickbacks were collected, be it at the start of the migrant worker’s employment or at the point of work pass renewal, does not impact the enforcement action taken against errant parties.
Singapore’s MP Louis Ng posed Parliamentary questions to Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng on trends among employers identified to be receiving kickbacks from migrant workers.
To that, Minister Tan shared on Tuesday (3 August 2021), that according to the Ministry’s estimate, the number of kickback cases investigated is about evenly split between those at the start of the worker’s employment and those at the point of renewal of work passes.
Published: 26 July 2021
While one programme is expected to benefit up to 100 job seekers through company training for the built environment, the other is a six-month course to help build skills in digitalisation and internationalisation.
The two programmes are:
SGUnited Skills Global Tech Talent Programme
Chief Executive of SSG, Ong Tze-Ch’in said: “SSG is pleased to partner Johnson Controls and Ngee Ann Polytechnic to roll out two new courses under the SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways Programme – company training and SGUnited Skills programmes.
He added: “SSG will continue to expand the list of courses and partner companies to provide more quality industry-relevant career transition opportunities for mid-career jobseekers.”
Plastics
It was also agreed that Indian goods entering Singapore would not be subject to any tariffs as soon as CECA came into force.
How do tariffs affect us as regular Singaporeans?
Higher tariffs means that customers need to pay more for the goods. By lowering and removing tariffs through CECA,
Singaporeans can save money on imports from India that are covered under the agreement.
This also means that there are
lower barriers of entry for Singaporeans looking to enter the Indian market through exports.
Still sounds a bit abstract, doesn t it?
What else does CECA have an influence on?
Six years ago, Singapore partygoers responded with a mix of emotions when news broke that Genting Hong Kong a subsidiary of Malaysian conglomerate Genting Group had acquired the country’s most iconic nightclub, Zouk, for an undisclosed amount. Many longtime Zouk fans were sceptical of whether it was the right move for the club, which has become an institution for several generations of Singaporeans since it opened in 1991.
While Zouk’s future seemed uncertain to clubbers, it was never clearer to the Genting team. For Lim Keong Hui, the son of Genting Group chairman Lim Kok Thay, and Zouk’s then-newly minted CEO Andrew Li, the future was in expansion, both in terms of the lifestyle concepts that Zouk could offer as well as its presence worldwide.
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