The International Migrants Day, held at Yishun on 7 December 2014, saw Minister of Manpower Mr Tan Chuan-Jin unveil the results of the 2014 Foreign Worker (FW) Survey.
According to the survey, nine out of 10 FWs are satisfied with working in Singapore on the whole.
The independently-conducted survey covered 4000 FWs and focused on employment conditions and overall well-being.
Other Key Findings
Along with 90% being satisfied with working in Singapore, there was a also a similar proportion that would recommend Singapore to their compatriots back home. Some 70% of existing FWs plan on continuing work with their current employers once their contracts have expired. Reasons cited for the satisfaction included living conditions, apt salary compensation and general safety.
Some 94% of FWs also said that the working conditions in Singapore are aligned to what they were told prior to coming here.
With regards to upholding this percentage, Mr Tan stated that enhancements would be made to the In-Principle Approval Letter to include crucial information centering on salary and factual components of their employment.
Mr Tan said that the enhancements would help FWs “make more informed choices on whether to take up employment in Singapore”.
Source: NTUC This Week
