Demographic of Workers Issued Work Permits for Foreign Performing Artistes

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower in each of the past five years (a) what are the top three nationalities of workers issued with work permits for foreign performing artistes; and (b) how many workers of each nationality are issued with work permits for foreign performing artistes.

Dr Tan See Leng: The top three nationalities for Work Permits (Performing Artiste) are Vietnamese, Chinese and Filipino from 2020 to 2024. The Ministry of Manpower does not provide a breakdown of the number of foreign workers by nationality.