At a Glance
- The foreign worker quota for S Pass
workers in the construction, marine shipyard and process sectors
will be reduced in January 2021 from 20% to 18%, and subsequently
in January 2023, to 15%.
- Foreign nationals seeking to obtain
an S Pass after these quota reductions may not be able to enter
Singapore if their employer has already met the foreign worker
quota.
- Existing S Pass holders may not be
able to renew their passes if their company exceeds the quota.
The situation
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower has announced that the
foreign worker quota for S Pass workers in the construction, marine
shipyard and process sectors (which incudes the manufacturing of
petroleum, petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and pharmaceutical
products) will be cut in a phased approach, the first in January
2021 from 20% to 18%, and subsequently in January 2023, to 15%.
