SINGAPORE: There were 1,331,600 foreigners working in Singapore as of December 2013, Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin told Parliament on Tuesday (Aug 5).
In a written response, Mr Tan said that excluding about 224,500 foreign domestic workers, there were 1,107,100 foreigners employed across different sectors in Singapore. He added that the breakdown by nationality is not publicly available.
In addition, the minister said the construction and food and beverage (F&B) industries are on the list of the top 10 sectors employing the most number of foreigners as of December 2013.
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Administrative and Support Services
Building and Repairing of Ships and Boats
Construction Industry
Fabricated Metal Products
Food and Beverage Services Industry
Machinery and Equipments
Marine Industry
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Petroleum Chemical and Pharmaceutical Products
Transportation and Storage Industry
Wholesales and Retail Trade industry