Employment
Employment
Agritech Work Permit Scheme
AVS-licensed farms qualify for the Agritech Work Permit Scheme. Foreign workers employed under this scheme are employed to carry out farming-related works only. Farms on this scheme must adhere to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) work permit conditions.
To employ foreign workers under this scheme, the farm needs to:
- Be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).
- Have a CPF account with the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board.
- Have a Work Pass account with MOM.
Source countries
Under MOM’s Agritech Work Permit Scheme, farms can employ foreign workers from the following source countries
| Type of source | Country |
|
Traditional Source (TS) |
Malaysia |
|
North Asian Sources (NAS) |
South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan |
|
Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) |
Bangladesh, India, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Philippines, People's Republic of China (PRC), Sri Lanka, Thailand |
Employment period
The maximum employment period of foreign workers allowed in Singapore are as follows
| Type of foreign worker | Maximum employment period |
|
Unskilled (R2) |
14 years |
|
Skilled (R1)* |
22 years |
*In accordance with the Market-Based Skills Recognition Framework, MOM defines an R1 skilled worker as a work permit holder who has worked in Singapore for at least four years, and has a fixed monthly salary of at least S$1,600. An R1 skilled worker incurs a lower levy, and can be employed for a maximum of 22 years.
For enquiries on the Agritech Work Permit Scheme, kindly e-mail to: NParks_Industry@nparks.gov.sg.