Tracking of Jobs Relocated Overseas or Converted to Overseas Remote Arrangements

Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry tracks Singapore-based roles that are relocated overseas or converted to overseas-remote arrangements; (b) if so, what are the annual figures by (i) sector and (ii) occupation, for the past five years; and (c) if not, whether the Ministry will establish such tracking to monitor offshoring-linked displacement and re-employment outcomes of affected residents.

Dr Tan See Leng: The Ministry does not track transboundary transfers of Singapore-based roles. There are no plans to establish such tracking as transborder business reorganisation is a common feature of global operations and often involves multiple countries. It is also not practical to require companies to specify exactly which role moved to which country.