SINGAPORE, July 5 -- Singapore has formed a trilateral work group to address allegations of foreigners illegally taking on delivery jobs on platforms and affecting local platform workers' earnings.

The Straits Times reported that the work group includes the Ministry of Manpower (MoM), Ministry of Transport (MoT), Grab Singapore, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and its affiliated associations.

"Our platform workers are vulnerable, as they face a variety of challenges in making a living. It is not right that they suffer from reduced earnings due to competition from illegal workers," said NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng.

MoM and MoT said in a joint statement on July 4 that the group will be overseen by Senior Minister of Sta...