Written Answer to PQ on Routine checks conducted to apprehend foreigners who are working illegally to deliver parcels

NOTICE PAPER NO. 3195 OF 2024 FOR THE SITTING ON 12 NOVEMBER 2024
QUESTION NO. 6230 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

NMP: Ms See Jinli Jean

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether routine checks are conducted to apprehend foreigners who are working illegally to deliver parcels for e-commerce platforms; (b) if so, for each year since 2021, how many of such foreigners have been apprehended; (c) how many companies or e-commerce platforms have been consequently charged; and (d) whether the Ministry will introduce additional measures to deter such misbehaviours.

Answer:

1. Since 2021, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has taken enforcement actions against 11 foreigners who worked illegally as parcel delivery workers and 1 delivery company that employed illegal workers.

2. MOM has also sent advisories to remind delivery companies that foreigners must hold valid work passes and are not allowed to moonlight. MOM will continue to monitor the situation and assess the need for further measures.