SINGAPORE - Security firms here said they will be hard hit by Malaysia's lockdown, with around 20 to 30 per cent of all security officers hailing from across the border.
President of the Security Association Singapore Raj Joshua Thomas estimates that about 10,000 to 15,000 security officers are Malaysians, who will be cut off from Singapore by the travel ban. This makes up about one-third of the security officer workforce here, he estimated. Mr Robert Wiener, president of the Association of Certified Security Agencies, said firms have sent their workers home early to pack their bags and return to Singapore ahead of the midnight deadline.
"We are looking at around $25 to $30 to house a person in a dormitory, and this is high cost - it can be more than what the agency can earn per day, per officer. It doesn't make sense to put them up there," said Mr Thomas. "We are working with our customers to seek their understanding... and to help them address the more urgent needs," said Mr Li, who estimates that about 20 per cent of his security officers are from Malaysia.
The firms can look at measures such as reducing patrol points to just critical ones, or even to limit the number of entry points in a building to help security officers in screening, he said.
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