Job Creation and Economic Value-add from Opening of Changi Airport’s Jewel

60 Mr Desmond Choo asked the Minister for Transport with the impending opening of Changi Airport's Jewel (a) what, and how many, jobs will be created; (b) what is the economic value of the jobs created; and (c) how will the Ministry help to place Singaporeans into these jobs.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: Jewel Changi Airport (Jewel) is targeted to open in the first half of 2019. It will increase Changi Airport's capacity by three million passengers a year and enhance Changi Airport's attractiveness as an air hub. Its offerings include airport facilities, a 130-room hotel, gardens, shopping and dining facilities, and play attractions.

Jewel is expected to create close to 3,000 jobs. While the new jobs will mainly be in the retail and Food and Beverage sectors, there will also be jobs in hospitality, customer service, and horticulture. We expect the manpower productivity and value add of each employee at Jewel to be enhanced through leveraging technology and working closely with partners and retailers.

Most of the recruitment will be driven by the individual retailers and companies operating in Jewel. Nevertheless, in the lead-up to the opening of Jewel, Changi Airport Group (CAG) will link up with Workforce Singapore (WSG) and the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) to enable job matching between these retailers and companies and suitable Singaporean applicants.