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Oral Answer by Mr Hawazi Daipi, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower and Education, to Parliamentary Question on Progressive Wage Model

Notice Paper No. 87 of 2014 For The Sitting On 05 March 2014
Question No. 1815 For Oral Answer

MP: Mr R Dhinakaran

To ask the Acting Minister for Manpower (a) whether the progressive wage model will be rolled out to other sectors besides the cleaning and security industries; and (b) if so, which sectors will these be and when it will be rolled out.

Answer: 

  1. Introducing the Progressive Wage Model in Government regulation is a targeted approach that we have taken for select low-wage sectors such as cleaning and security. These sectors are prone to cheap sourcing, and low and stagnant wages are prevalent, justifying the need for Government intervention.
  2. We will share more details on Government’s approach for progressive wage models in sectors beyond cleaning and security at MOM’s Committee of Supply debates later this week.