Written Answer to PQ on Migrant workers affected in kickback offences and employers convicted of receiving kickbacks

NOTICE PAPER NO. 3465 OF 2025 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 26 FEBRUARY 2025
QUESTION NO. 6585 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Leong Mun Wai

To ask the Minister for Manpower in 2024 (a) how many cases of employers alleged to have received kickbacks from migrant workers are investigated by the Ministry; (b) how many employers have been prosecuted; (c) what is the average number of migrant workers affected per employer; and (d) what is the average amount of kickbacks paid.

Answer:

In 2024, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) investigated about 250 alleged kickback cases. Enforcement actions were taken against 51 employers, of which 12 were prosecuted. On average, 8 migrant workers were affected per employer and each migrant worker paid about $6,600 in kickbacks.