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1020 Written Answer by Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng to PQ on Detection of Labour Trafficking in and through Singapore in Last One Year

Foreign manpower

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1448 OF 2022 FOR THE SITTING ON 20 OCTOBER
QUESTION NO. 2253 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Christopher de Souza

To ask the Minister for Manpower whether there has been any detection of labour trafficking in and through Singapore in the last one year.

Answer:

1. As of 1 Oct 2022, there has been one case of alleged labour trafficking in 2022, which turned out not to be trafficking related upon investigation.
2. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) adopts a proactive approach to detect and investigate cases that could potentially involve labour trafficking. In addition, we will prosecute trafficking cases under the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act (PHTA). We also engage migrant workers to check on their well-being during our routine inspections and educate new migrant workers at their Settling in Programme on how to seek help.
3. MOM encourages members of public to continue to report any suspected cases of labour trafficking to us.