Written Answer to PQ on Regulation of Confinement Nannies

NOTICE PAPER NO. 247 OF 2025 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 06 NOVEMEBER 2025
QUESTION NO. 628 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) how many complaints did the Ministry receive regarding safety, fraud or negligence involving foreign confinement nannies in the past two years; (b) whether the Ministry assesses the lack of regulation on direct hires such nannies as posing public safety risks to newborns and postpartum mothers; and (c) whether the Ministry will consider introducing mandatory safety protocols for all related Work Permit applications.

Answer:

In 2023 and 2024, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) did not receive any complaints related to safety, fraud, or negligence involving confinement nannies.

2. MOM regulates the employment of foreigners in Singapore through the issuance of work passes, including work permits, to allow foreigners to work in various sectors, subject to labour laws and conditions of the work passes as well as any prevailing standards or licensing requirements set by the relevant authorities overseeing such sectors.