Overview

• A government-formed trilateral work group released 10 recommendations to curb illegal platform work and improve protections for platform workers.
• The package calls for more regular, stringent identity checks, stronger enforcement with higher penalties under study, and removal of illicit digital channels that match illegal rides.
• Platform operators must notify the Ministry of Manpower of suspected foreigners or account misuse, with proven offenders facing at least a 24‑month ban under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act.
• Enforcement since July netted 73 foreign-registered vehicles providing services illegally at hot spots such as land checkpoints, with risks also linked to informal booking channels.
• Recent MOM checks found four illegal cases among 644 delivery workers, and the group urged industry-wide principles on payments and incentives as well as clearer outsourcing practices.