向外籍劳工收税能否助力客工安全？人力部长给出明确回复

2025年4月8日，新加坡人力部长陈诗龙医生 在国会书面答复官委 议员王华瀚 有关从外劳税划拨部分资金设立客工专项基金的问题。

以下内容为新加坡眼根据国会英文资料翻译整理：

王华瀚（官委议员）询问人力部长：政府是否会考虑从外籍劳工税收入中划拨部分资金，设立专门用于提升客工安全与福祉的专项基金？

陈诗龙医生（人力部长）答复：为确保公共资源最优配置，各政府部门税收统一纳入财政统筹，再按项目优先级与社会需求分配资金。

当前政府已从整体税收中拨款支持客工权益保障，具体措施包括：

1. 基础设施建设：投入资源设立客工休闲中心，满足其社交与娱乐需求；
2. 专项管理机构：人力部成立"保障、关怀与融入事务组"（Assurance, Care and Engagement Group），系统性构建客工福祉支持体系；
3. 跨部门协作：与职场安全与健康理事会（WSH Council）及非政府组织合作，资助心理健康项目并建立客工求助通道；
4. 技术补助计划：向高风险行业企业提供补助金，推动安全技术设备升级。

提升客工安全需全社会共同参与，我们也督促雇主履行自己的责任，为他们的客工提供安全和健康的工作场所。

以下是英文质询内容：

UTILISING PORTION OF FOREIGN WORKER LEVY REVENUE FOR FUND TO IMPROVE MIGRANT WORKER SAFETY AND WELL-BEING

Mr Ong Hua Hanasked the Minister for Manpower whether the Government will consider using a portion of revenue collected from the foreign worker levies to seed a fund dedicated to improving the safety and well-being of migrant workers.

Dr Tan See Leng: To ensure optimal use of public resources, the revenue collected by a Ministry is consolidated across the Government. The pooled funds are then allocated to projects based on merit and needs.

The Government already directs part of its overall revenue towards initiatives that improve the safety and well-being of migrant workers. For example, resources have been put into the set up and management of recreation centres that aim to meet the social and recreational needs of migrant workers. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has also established a permanent division, the Assurance, Care and Engagement Group, to develop the ecosystem of measures that support migrant workers well-being.

Additionally, MOM works closely with the Workplace Safety and Health Council and partners, such as non-governmental organisations (NGOs), to improve the safety, health and well-being of migrant workers. This includes, providing funding to NGOs to run programmes aimed at promoting their mental wellbeing and establishing channels for them to seek help, amongst others. The Government also provides grants to companies, especially for the higher-risk sectors where migrant workers are employed, for the adoption of technologies that improve workplace safety and health.

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