Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Trafficking in Persons
6. Persons who receive payments in connection with exploitation of trafficked victims
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Any person who knowingly receives any payment in connection with the actual or intended exploitation in Singapore of a trafficked victim shall be guilty of an offence.
exploitation
“exploitation” means sexual exploitation, forced labour, slavery or any practice similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of an organ;
Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1), upon conviction —
in the case of a first offence, shall be punished with a fine not exceeding $100,000 and with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, and shall be liable to caning not exceeding 6 strokes; and
in the case of a second or subsequent offence, shall be punished with a fine not exceeding $150,000, with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years and shall be liable to caning not exceeding 9 strokes.