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50年前劝少生,如今呼吁 “来生一个吧”!新加坡政府努力营造生育环境

2025/05/06
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2025年4月8日,新加坡总理公署部长兼财政部及国家发展部第二部长英兰妮在国会口头答复宏茂桥集选区议员黄玲玲有关开展“生一个吧”(LET'S HAVE ONE)运动以提高总和生育率的问题。

以下内容为新加坡眼根据国会英文资料翻译整理:

黄玲玲(宏茂桥集选区议员)问总理兼财政部长:

(一)政府如何借鉴1972年"两个就够了"(Stop at Two)计划生育运动经验,重塑"生一个吧"运动(LET'S HAVE ONE)以提升生育率?

(二)历史运动对当前扭转生育率下滑趋势有何启示?

英兰妮(总理公署部长兼财政部及国家发展部第二部长,代总理答复):当前社会环境与1970年代截然不同。彼时新加坡作为发展中国家,面临资源匮乏、住房短缺、教育水平低等问题,民众对家庭规划的观念亦受时代局限。

经历半个世纪发展,新加坡已成为发达国家,国民婚育观念随全球趋势转变。因此,直接套用50年前的"两个就够了"(Stop at Two)运动模式并不可行。

解决生育率下降问题是国家的当务之急。但婚育属个人选择。年轻夫妻在决定成家生子时需权衡多方因素,政府将重点放在了解他们的观点,并努力解决他们对建立和抚养家庭的担忧。我们也在努力营造更有利的环境,让新加坡人在生儿育女方面感到安全和得到支持。

在“携手前进”报告(Forward Singapore report)中,我们承诺将新加坡建设成为新加坡人组建家庭、家庭成长和家庭教育的最佳场所。从那时起,我们逐步完善政策,以解决主要关切领域的问题,例如,通过加强婴儿奖金计划、推出新的共享育儿假计划、灵活工作安排申请三方准则以及新的大家庭计划。

为了转变观念和文化,我们还发起了“齐心为了家 ”(Made For Families)运动,不断努力团结雇主、组织、社区团体和个人,共同创建一个家庭繁荣昌盛的新加坡。“齐心为了家 ”(Made For Families)运动还包括公共宣传工作,鼓励人们就为人父母展开对话,并向渴望生育的人们保证,他们在生育过程中的每一步都会得到支持。我们将继续与全社会合作,建设一个“齐心为了家 ”(Made For Families)的新加坡。

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以下是英文质询内容:

PROPOSAL FOR "LET'S HAVE ONE" CAMPAIGN TO BOOST TOTAL FERTILITY RATE

25 Ms Ng Ling Ling asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) how will the Government re-imagine a "Let's Have One" campaign to promote growth in birth rate in a manner similar to the "Stop at Two" family planning campaign launched in 1972 to moderate population growth then; and (b) what lessons can be learnt from the "Stop at Two" campaign to make the ''Let's Have One'' campaign as successful for reversing the downward trend in total fertility rate.

Ms Indranee Rajah (for the Prime Minister): Today's environment is vastly different compared to the 1970s. Then, we were a developing country with few resources, insufficient housing and amenities, and a population with much lower levels of education. Mindsets and attitudes to family formation, too, were different.

In the half-century that has since passed, Singapore has changed tremendously. Individual priorities and societal norms surrounding marriage and parenthood have also shifted, in line with global trends across advanced societies around the world. As such, using an approach like the "Stop at Two" campaign, which was developed for circumstances and views prevalent more than 50 years ago, may not be the most effective to change mindsets and attitudes in the current day.

Addressing our declining fertility is a national priority. Yet, we also understand that marriage and parenthood are deeply personal decisions. Young couples have many considerations in deciding whether to marry and have children. Hence, we are focusing on understanding their viewpoint and are working to address their concerns over starting and raising families. We are also working to foster a more conducive and enabling environment in which Singaporeans feel secure and supported in having children.

In the Forward Singapore report, we have stated our commitment for Singapore to be the best place for Singaporeans to start, grow and nurture their families. Since then, we have progressively enhanced our policies to address key areas of concerns, for example, through enhancements to the Baby Bonus Scheme, introduction of the new Shared Parental Leave scheme, the Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests as well as the new Large Families Scheme.

To shift mindsets and culture, we have also started the Made For Families movement, which is an ongoing effort to rally employers, organisations, community groups and individuals to create a Singapore where families can thrive. The Made For Families movement also includes public communications efforts to encourage conversations around parenthood as well as to assure those keen to have children that they will be supported at every step along the way. We will continue to partner the whole-of-society to build a Singapore Made For Families.

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