Will not stop hiring South Asian workers: Singapore

Tan cited a survey conducted by Singapore's Manpower Ministry in 2011 among 3,500 foreign workers, and noted that nine out of 10 were relatively content with their life in the country while seven out of 10 would recommend to their family and friends to come and work in Singapore.  

Also, about 80 per cent of these workers from South Asia wanted to continue working in Singapore.  

Tan said even from his conversations with foreign workers, he has noted that by and large, many of them are comfortable with things in Singapore.  

The Manpower Ministry has so far dealt with about 3,700 complaints, which was a very small percentage of the nearly 950,000 to 970,000 work permit holders employed in Singapore, he said.