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Ministry of Manpower - Foreign Manpower Management Division

Address

Ministry of Manpower
Foreign Manpower Management Division
Ministry of Manpower
120 Kim Seng Road
Singapore 239436

Contact Information

If calling from Singapore:

Tel: 6 438 5122
Fax: 6 835 0730

If calling from overseas:

Tel: +65 6438 5122
Fax: +65 6835 0730

Website

http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal/en/about_us/divisions_and_statutory/foreign_manpower_management.html

Email

mom_fmmd@mom.gov.sg

Activities

The Ministry of Manpower investigates complaints by foreign workers, and prevents employers from terminating workers while an investigation is ongoing. The Ministry promotes the welfare of foreign domestic workers by educating employees and employers on acceptable employment practices, establishing a hotline for foreign domestic workers, enhancing regulations, and undertaking a public outreach campaign on the rights and responsibilities of employers and foreign domestic workers.

The Foreign Manpower Management Division (FMMD) has been set up to facilitate the well-being of foreign workers during their working stint in Singapore. FMMD works closely with the other departments within the Ministry, in particular Foreign Manpower Employment Division (FMED), Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSHD), Labor Relations Division (LRD) and Corporate Communications Department (CCD). The core functions of FMMD include:

Management and protection of foreign manpower using case management approach, particularly in the following areas:

Illegal employment / deployment
Accommodation / working conditions
Physical / sexual abuse
Abandonment / runaway
Terms of employment including salary claims
Compulsory workmen insurance including hospitalization benefits and coverage for contraction of serious illnesses
Workmen injury claims
Skills upgrading / training