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Ministry of Manpower 13 April 2012 Entry Test to be replaced by the new SIP With effect from 1 May 2012, all first-time foreign domestic workers (FDWs) will attend the one-day Settling-In Programme (SIP), conducted in English or in the FDWs’ native languages. The SIP aims to better orientate and equip FDWs with basic knowledge about living and working safely in Singapore. As an

Ministry of Manpower 5 March 2012 Flexibility to compensate worker with pay   The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will require a weekly rest day for foreign domestic workers (FDWs), while providing employers the flexibility to compensate their FDWs with extra pay if the FDW agrees to work on their rest day. The new weekly rest day requirement will apply to FDWs whose work permits are

Ministry of Manpower 4 December 2011   The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will introduce a mandatory Settling-In Programme (SIP), in place of the current English entry test, to help first-time foreign domestic workers (FDWs) better cope with living and working in Singapore. To be introduced by mid 2012, the SIP programme will subsume the current half-day Safety Awareness Course (SAC) an

Ministry of Manpower 10 December 2010 Tribute to foreign domestic workers for their contributions to society Minister of State (MOS) for Trade & Industry and Manpower Mr Lee Yi Shyan graced the inaugural Foreign Domestic Workers’ (FDWs) Day on 5 December 2010. Organised by the Foreign Domestic Worker Association for Skills Training (FAST) and other partners, the event paid tribu

Ministry of Manpower 28 September 2009  1.  The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has so far revoked the licences of 11 employment agencies (EAs) in this year. The revocations, together with forfeiture of their security deposits1, are due to infringements under the Employment Agencies Act or the Employment of Foreign Manpower (EFMA) Act. These infringements range from assisting unlicensed

Ministry of Manpower 18 February 2008  1.  Zubaidah Bte Sanluan, employer of a foreign domestic worker (FDW), was convicted and fined $4,500 in Court on 11 February 2008 for failing to pay the salary of her FDW; and for making a false declaration to the Controller of Work Permits. Zubaidah will also be barred from employing another FDW.  Facts of the Case 2.   

Ministry of Manpower 15 November 2007 A Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) employer, Tang Cheong Kim, was convicted and fined $4,000 in Court on 6 November 2007 for failing to provide a safe working environment for her FDW.   Facts of the Case In May 2007, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) received a complaint that an FDW had performed work in an unsafe manner at a 10th floor unit o

Ministry of Manpower 24 September 2007 The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has revoked the licences and forfeited the security deposits of three employment agencies (EA) - Ms Bushra Employment Agency, CM Manpower Centre Pte Ltd and Angel Maids Agency. These EAs have breached the Employment Agencies Act by illegally deploying foreign domestic workers (FDWs) to perform work at households when

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