Singapore govt to look at easing hurdles for new mothers to rejoin workforce: minister

Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing at a fireside chat moderated by American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore chief executive Lei Hsien-Hsien on March 13. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: Removing barriers that prevent new mothers from returning to work will be one of the Government’s priorities as it seeks to raise Singapore’s birth rate, said Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing on Friday (March 13).

Helping women better balance caregiving and careers will also be central to the effort – and husbands must play their part too, he said at a fireside chat organised by the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA).