SINGAPORE: All new migrant worker dormitories will have to meet improved standards so as to"strengthen resilience" against future pandemics and"enhance liveability", the Ministry of Manpower said on Friday .
The new standards include modular living, more spacious rooms, better ventilation in rooms and toilets and better early detection and isolation of unwell residents.COVID-19: New migrant worker dorms step in the right direction, say support groups - but could more be done?New dormitories will be modular, with rooms outfitted with en-suite toilets. The rooms will be more spacious, with at least 4.2 sqm of living space per resident, up from 3.5 sqm, with beds spaced at least 1m apart.
In addition, there will be at least one set of en-suite toilet, bathroom and sink per six residents, up from one set of common or en-suite toilet, bathroom, sink and urinal per 15 residents. The Government will also improve early detection and quick isolation of unwell residents, with increased capacities at isolation facilities and requirements to carry out wastewater surveillance.
They will also apply to all new applications submitted on or after Saturday to relevant Government agencies for clearance to develop a dormitory.
Do you know if you are going to have to pay for it? Exploitation is an Art
Should have done it earlier, right from the start, pls no empty talk tyvm
I feel like they should have said... Because we took in the public advice that migrant workers are human beings and not caged animals...
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