FOREIGN WORKER RATIO IN ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY

Mr Cheo Chai Chen asked the Minister for Labour what is the employment ratio of foreigners to locals in the electronics industry.

Dr Lee Boon Yang: The electronics industry falls within the manufacturing sector. As a policy, all manufacturing companies are allowed to employ foreign workers up to 50% of their total workforce. The actual foreign worker ratio varies from one company to another but most electronics companies have not used up their foreign worker entitlement. Therefore, the majority of workers in the electronics industry are Singaporeans.