Investigations Involving Employers Receiving Kickbacks from Migrant Workers

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower for each year in the past three years for investigated cases involving employers receiving kickbacks from migrant workers (a) what is the number of migrant workers affected per employer; and (b) what is the range of the amount of kickbacks paid.

Dr Tan See Leng: From 2021 to 2023, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) investigated about 210 cases per year for alleged kickback offences. However, after investigations, about 70 employers were taken to task each year for receiving kickbacks from migrant workers. The corresponding number of migrant workers affected was about seven per employer, with each worker paying about $2,000 to $7,000 in kickbacks.