SINGAPORE: The demand for foreign workers is projected to increase significantly in Singapore by 2030 with the rise coming primarily from the health, household and construction sectors.
The National Population and Talent Division (NPTD) of the Prime Minister's Office said today that demand for foreign domestic workers or maids would increase to 300,000 by 2030 from 198,000 in 2011.
It said the demand will be due to the expected rise in the number of resident households and the number of households where both spouses would be working. Full story
