1,800 pest management workers to benefit from sustainable pay rises under Progressive Wage Model
Singapore is expanding its Progressive Wage Model to cover approximately 1,800 workers in the pest management sector. This initiative mandates structured wage increases linked to skills training and productivity improvements.
Why it matters
It highlights government-led efforts to improve wage standards and career progression for low-wage workers in essential service industries.
Pest management is the 10th sector to be covered by the model, which implements structured wage increases tied to skills and productivity enhancement.
NTUC assistant secretary-general Melvin Yong (left) and Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash (right) looking at termites during the announcement of the Progressive Wage Model for the pest management sector at Stellar @ Tampines on Jul 15, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Ili Mansor)
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