MOM cuts Keong Hong's 2-year ban on new foreign worker recruitment down to 6 months

SINGAPORE (June 12): Keong Hong Holdings announced Tuesday that the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will exercise leniency and reduce the ban imposed on the group for the recruitment of new foreign workers to six months, from a debarment term of two years previously.

Despite an unsuccessful appeal for the lifting of the debarment, the construction company will now be allowed to recruit new foreign workers after Nov 24, 2018.

MOM in May had slapped a 2-year debarment on Keong Heong, prohibiting the company from hiring new foreign workers until May 31, 2020.

---

Related Stories

• Total wage growth moderates to 5.2% in 2023; real wages up by 0.4%
• Keong Hong sounds profit warning as higher construction costs persist
• Singapore orders all employers to consider workers’ flexi-time requests

---