Oral Answer to PQ on Number of foreigners working without valid work passes

NOTICE PAPER NO. 55 OF 2025 FOR THE SITTING ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2025
QUESTION NO. 432 FOR ORAL ANSWER

MP: Ms Elysa Chen

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) how many cases of foreigners found working without valid employment passes were reported annually over the last five years; and (b) what proportion resulted in (i) prosecutions (ii) fines or (iii) repatriations.

Answer:

1. From 2020 to 2024, an annual average of 450 foreigners were found to be working illegally without valid work passes. On average, 13 foreigners were prosecuted, 4 were fined and the rest were issued with warnings, as most of the cases involved short duration of illegal employment. These foreigners were also repatriated and debarred from working in Singapore.