Written Answer to PQ on Inclusion of MDWs and Workers for Constructions and Marine Sectors in Latest Vaccinated Travel Lane Revisions

NOTICE PAPER NO. 889 OF 2022 FOR THE SITTING ON 11 JANUARY 2022
QUESTION NO. 2819 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER TO QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER NOT ANSWERED BY END OF QUESTION TIME

MP: Mr Gan Thiam Poh
To ask the Minister for Manpower whether the latest revised Vaccinated Travel Lanes' operation till 21 January 2022 includes the arrival of migrant domestic workers and workers in the construction/marine industry under the initiatives of the respective associations.

Answer

Migrant domestic workers (MDWs) enter via the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL), mainstream lanes with Stay Home Notice (SHN) and industry-led initiative. Construction, Marine-Shipyard and Process (CMP) workers enter primarily through industry-led initiative with tightened end-to-end safe management processes, as well as the mainstream lane with SHN. Once they arrive in Singapore, the CMP workers enter an onboarding program which will incorporate the applicable SHN, medical screening, vaccination verification and settling-in program. The number of CMP workers entering through these two channels are determined in consultation with the lead agencies for these sectors and takes into account the needs of the industry and onboarding capacity. Most CMP workers have ceased entering via VTL after 23 December 2021.