Singaporeans Employed by Majority Foreign-Owned Companies

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Manpower (a) how many Singaporeans are currently employed by companies in Singapore that are more than 50% owned by foreigners; and (b) what is breakdown of this number by (i) age group (ii) educational level and (iii) percentage of the total Singaporean workforce.

Mr Lim Swee Say: The number of workers 5 employed in majority foreign-owned enterprises 6 is provided in Table 1. Breakdown by residential status, age group and educational level is not available.

Note(s) to Question No(s) 3:

5 Includes resident workers and foreign workers.

6 Majority foreign-owned enterprises refer to enterprises with more than 50% foreign equity.