As of June 2024, the number of foreigners with work permits for the construction and marine shipyard and process sectors in Singapore was 442,900. These sectors are especially reliant on low-skilled foreign labor as domestic uptake for jobs in this sector tends to be low.
Breakdown of foreign workforce numbers in Singapore as of June 2024, by work permit
(in 1,000s)
The source did not provide a date of publication. The date used is the date of last access.
*According to the source: Other work passes includes Letter of Consent (LOC), pre-approved LOC, Training Work Permit (TWP) and Training Employment Pass (TEP).
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Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). (December 10, 2024). Breakdown of foreign workforce numbers in Singapore as of June 2024, by work permit (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155707/singapore-foreign-workforce-breakdown-by-work-permit/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). "Breakdown of foreign workforce numbers in Singapore as of June 2024, by work permit (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155707/singapore-foreign-workforce-breakdown-by-work-permit/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). (2024). Breakdown of foreign workforce numbers in Singapore as of June 2024, by work permit (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155707/singapore-foreign-workforce-breakdown-by-work-permit/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). "Breakdown of Foreign Workforce Numbers in Singapore as of June 2024, by Work Permit (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155707/singapore-foreign-workforce-breakdown-by-work-permit/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore), Breakdown of foreign workforce numbers in Singapore as of June 2024, by work permit (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155707/singapore-foreign-workforce-breakdown-by-work-permit/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Breakdown of foreign workforce numbers in Singapore as of June 2024, by work permit (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Manpower (Singapore), December 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155707/singapore-foreign-workforce-breakdown-by-work-permit/
