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1020 Written Answer by Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng to PQ on Malaysian Confinement Nannies Granted Work Permits and Average Duration of Employment

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NOTICE PAPER NO. 1449 OF 2022 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 20 OCTOBER 2022
QUESTION NO. 2273 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Ms He Ting Ru

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) in each of the last three years, how many Malaysian confinement nannies have been granted work permits; and (b) what is the average duration of employment.

Answer:
1. In each year from 2019 to 2021, we granted about 600, 700 and 900 work permits on average per month to Malaysian confinement nannies, respectively. The average duration of employment was about 40 days.