Question:Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs whether he can provide an update on investigations into an incident involving several migrant workers holding placards at a worksite on 24 October 2024.
Answer:
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:
1. The Police are investigating the individuals involved in the
incident for offences of organising and taking part in unlawful public assemblies, which
is prohibited under the Public Order Act 2009. This includes the employers of the
migrant workers, who had allegedly organised the public assemblies.
2. Separately, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has released a statement on 25
October 2024, confirming that the migrant workers involved were not owed salary
payments and had no well-being concerns. MOM is also investigating the employer for
illegally deploying the workers and abetting the workers to perform illegal acts under the
Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, and will take appropriate actions if necessary.
