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Workplace discrimination in Singapore has fallen again in 2023, according to the Ministry of Manpower's Fair Employment Practices report released on Tuesday (Sept 24). In 2023, 6 per cent of employees faced workplace discrimination, down from 8.2 per centWorkplace discrimination in Singapore falls again, but fewer people seek help: MOM
Workplace discrimination in Singapore has fallen again in 2023, according to the Ministry of Manpower's Fair Employment Practices report released on Tuesday (Sept 24). In 2023, 6 per cent of employees faced workplace discrimination, down from 8.2 per cent in 2022, and 8.5 per cent in 2021. Among job seekers, 23.4 per cent said they experienced discrimination, as compared to 23.8 per cent in 2022 and 25.8 per cent in 2021. However, only 29.3 per cent of employees who experienced workplace discrimination sought help in 2023, down from 35.3 per cent the year before. «This means that around seven in 10 who experienced workplace discrimination did not seek help,» said MOM's director for the research and statistics department Ang Boon Heng. The report also noted a general downward trend across all forms of workplace discrimination, including age, race, nationality, mental health, family status, sex, disability and religion. In 2023, age was the most common form of workplace discrimination, affecting 2.6 per cent of employees. This was followed by race (1.7 per cent), nationality (1.6 per cent) and mental health (1.6%). Read more