Ministry of Manpower (Singapore)

The Ministry of Manpower (Abbreviation: MOM; Malay: Kementerian Tenaga Manusia; Tamil: மனிதவள அமைச்சு; Chinese: 新加坡人力部) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore which is responsible for the formulation and implementation of labour policies related to the workforce in Singapore. The Ministry was known as Ministry of Labour until 1998.

Ministry of Manpower
Logo of the MOM
Agency overview
Formed1 April 1998 (1998-04-01)
Preceding agency
  • Ministry of Labour
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters18 Havelock Road, Singapore 059764
Employees2,239 (2018) [1]
Annual budget 1.98 billion (est) SGD (2019) [2]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Aubeck Kam, Permanent Secretary
  • Poon Hong Yuen, Deputy Secretary (Workforce)
Child agencies
Websitewww.mom.gov.sg

Singapore is ranked first among 157 countries in the inaugural World Bank Human Capital Index (HCI), which measures the human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by the age of 18.[3] In the IMD World Talent Ranking 2018, Singapore maintained its position as the best nation in Asia and 13th globally in developing, attracting and retaining highly-skilled professionals.[4][5]

Statutory Boards
Ministry of Manpower building at Havelock Road, Singapore.

The MOM oversees 15 divisions and 3 statutory boards.[6] These are:

  • Corporate Communications Department
  • Corporate Planning Department
  • Customer Responsiveness Department
  • Foreign Manpower Management Division
  • Human Resource Department
  • Income Security Policy Division
  • International Manpower Division
  • Labour Relations and Workplaces Division
  • Legal Services Department
  • Manpower Planning and Policy Division
  • Manpower Research and Statistics Department
  • Occupational Safety and Health Division
  • National Human Resources Division
  • Work Pass Division
  • Workplace Policy and Strategy Division
  • MOM Statutory Board

Minister for Manpower
Years in Office Minister Political Party
1963 – 1968Jek Yeun Thong People's Action Party
1968 - 1971S Rajaratnam
1971 - 1981Ong Pang Boon
1981 - 1983Ong Teng Cheong
1983 - 1983E W Barker
1983 - 1985S Jayakumar
1985 - 1991Lee Yock Suan
1992 - 2003Lee Boon Yang
2003 - 2008Ng Eng Hen
2008 - 2011Gan Kim Yong
2011 - 2012Tharman Shanmugaratnam
2012 - 2015 Tan Chuan-Jin
2015 - 2018Lim Swee Say
2018-IncumbentJosephine Teo

See also

References
  1. https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/43-MOM-2019.pdf
  2. https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/43-MOM-2019.pdf
  3. "Asian countries dominate World Bank's new index of investment in 'human capital'". the Guardian.
  4. "These countries are best at attracting and nurturing talented workers". WEF.
  5. "Singapore placed 13th in World Talent Rankings, best in Asia Pacific". Yahoo news.
  6. "Divisions and statutory boards". Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Singapore. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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