FOREIGN WORK PERMIT HOLDERS
Parliament of Singapore · 1 September 2004
Official Report, 1 September 2004, Vol 78, Issue 3 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
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FOREIGN WORK PERMIT HOLDERS
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Mr Steve Chia Kiah Hong asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether foreign work permit holders/workers are allowed to drive lorries and/or pickups in Singapore even if they have valid driving licences; (b) whether any work permit holders had been caught for driving lorries/pickups on work-related matters in the last four years; and (c) will the Ministry impose stiffer penalties on employers who make use of foreign work permit holders for such purposes.
Dr Ng Eng Hen: Foreign workers are only allowed to work as drivers if this is a specific requirement for their approved occupation, eg, they were hired as ambulance or truck drivers.
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Since January 2001, the Ministry has acted against 135 employers who have illegally deployed work permit holders under their employment as drivers. They were each fined between $1,000 and $5,000. The current penalties against such offences are adequate and have resulted in a fall in the number of offences committed.
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 1 September 2004. Republished on SGParliament.