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With upgraded skills, the PWM will ensure that workers see increased pay over six years, to 2029. For instance, a waste collection crew member earning $2,210 next year when the PWM kicks off, will earn $2,420 from July 1, 2024, and $3,260 in 2028. This marks a compound annual growth rate of 8.1 per cent.
By 2028, a waste collection senior driver will be earning $3,960 - from $2,910 next year - while a supervisor will be earning $3,910, from $2,860.
Mr Fahmi Aliman, chairman of the Tripartite Cluster for Waste Management, said the workers in the sector deserve due recognition for their hard work.
"The committee has been working hard for the past year to come up with a PWM that will boost the wages and skills, as well as improve career progression opportunities of our waste management workers, and in time, attract more workers to the industry," he added.
Ms Melissa Tan, chairman of the Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore, said the sector is facing a manpower crunch, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as it relies heavily on foreign workers.
“Singaporeans are not coming forward to join this industry because it is not deemed to provide glamorous jobs,” she said.
Meanwhile, demand has risen for waste management services, especially with more packaging waste generated from e-commerce and food delivery.
“I hope that the PWM will attract more Singaporeans to come on board to carry out such jobs with pride,” she added.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ession-for-waste-management-workers-under-pwm
By 2028, a waste collection senior driver will be earning $3,960 - from $2,910 next year - while a supervisor will be earning $3,910, from $2,860.
Mr Fahmi Aliman, chairman of the Tripartite Cluster for Waste Management, said the workers in the sector deserve due recognition for their hard work.
"The committee has been working hard for the past year to come up with a PWM that will boost the wages and skills, as well as improve career progression opportunities of our waste management workers, and in time, attract more workers to the industry," he added.
Ms Melissa Tan, chairman of the Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore, said the sector is facing a manpower crunch, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as it relies heavily on foreign workers.
“Singaporeans are not coming forward to join this industry because it is not deemed to provide glamorous jobs,” she said.
Meanwhile, demand has risen for waste management services, especially with more packaging waste generated from e-commerce and food delivery.
“I hope that the PWM will attract more Singaporeans to come on board to carry out such jobs with pride,” she added.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ession-for-waste-management-workers-under-pwm
