A video previously emerged online and went viral, showing a Singaporean food delivery rider confronting a foreigner who allegedly worked illegally as a food delivery rider in Singapore using another rider’s account.
Following the video going viral, the Ministry of Manpower said that they are investigating the incident.
MOM said that they are investigating where the other rider, who allegedly shared his delivery rider account with the foreigner, is guilty of allowing unauthorised parties to use their account.
MOM added that under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, foreigners working in Singapore without a valid work pass or moonlighting, as well as those who abet the offence, face a jail term of up to 2 years and/or a fine of up to $20,000.
Those who are found guilty may also be banned from working in Singapore.
The ministry also added that they are investigating riders who are allegedly sharing their delivery accounts with unauthorised parties, which constitutes an offence of abutment.
They have also reached out to the delivery platform (believed to be Foodpanda, according to the viral video) to ask them about the steps that they have taken to prevent delivery accounts from being misused by parties that are unauthorised.
Recap
A Singapore delivery rider confronted another delivery rider and accused him of working illegally in Singapore, filming the latter and saying that he was “stealing” his jobs.
The video of the confrontation was uploaded online by the Singapore man but was later taken down – however, it was later reuploaded by another netizen on Twitter.
The delivery rider was seen filming the man in blue, scolding him and accusing him of doing delivery jobs in Singapore illegally, as the man in blue cried.
The man in blue could be seen covering his face as he cried, while the delivery rider demanded to see his “receipt”, referring to his delivery order slip.
The delivery rider continued to scold the man in blue, telling him that he’s “not supposed to come to Singapore to do this,” adding that his jobs are getting lesser because of him.
The man was seen at one point squatting down on the ground with his palms clasped together and begging the delivery rider to give him a chance.
According to Foodpanda, only Singaporeans or Permanent Residents are allowed to apply to work as food delivery riders for them.
To the one recording this video big fuck you to you.Shameful fucking attitude.”Our jobs getting lesser because of people like you” “Still dare come orchard do ah i 4 years do here edi” Kimak kire proud. pic.twitter.com/70k8PMZGK4
— 無慈悲な (@Fi_krayy) March 8, 2023