Written Answer to PQ on Tracking of positions relocated overseas

NOTICE PAPER NO. 519 OF 2026 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 24 FEBRUARY 2026
QUESTION NO. 1460 FOR ORAL ANSWER

MP: Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry tracks Singapore-based roles that are relocated overseas or converted to overseas-remote arrangements; (b) if so, what are the annual figures by (i) sector and (ii) occupation, for the past five years; and (c) if not, whether the Ministry will establish such tracking to monitor offshoring-linked displacement and re-employment outcomes of affected residents.

Answer:

The Ministry does not track transboundary transfers of Singapore-based roles. There are no plans to establish such tracking as transborder business reorganisation is a common feature of global operations and often involves multiple countries. It is also not practical to require companies to specify exactly which role moved to which country.