FOREIGNERS WORKING ILLEGALLY IN ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR

Parliament of Singapore · 11 March 1996 · 8th Parliament

Official Report, 11 March 1996, Vol 65, Issue 9 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Lau Ping SumLee Boon Yang
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Mr Lau Ping Sum asked the Minister for Labour whether there has been an increase in the number of foreigners found working illegally in the entertainment sector.

Dr Lee Boon Yang: Mr Speaker, Sir, the answer is yes. My Ministry has been conducting more inspections to detect and deter illegal employment in the entertainment sector. The number of inspections in the entertainment sector had increased by four-fold between 1994 and 1995. As a result, the number of illegal foreign workers in the entertainment sector caught in 1995 was 130 compared to 25 in 1994. We will continue to monitor the situation in this sector closely.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 11 March 1996. Republished on SGParliament.