Tag: dormitories
Nearly 2 months after arrival and negative swab tests, Bangladeshi dorm resident tests positive
Singapore -- The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported a Covid-19 dormitory case of a Bangladeshi man who had arrived in December and tested...
Foreign workers from cleared dorms to be allowed to go out for personal errands,...
It was announced on Wednesday (Aug 12) that foreign workers residing in dormitories cleared of Covid-19 will soon be allowed to leave the dormitories...
Foreign worker dormitory erupts in cheers after 3 days of Covid-19 tests
A video clip featuring a foreign worker dormitory resonating with applause after three days of Covid-19 tests being conducted, has been circulated on the...
PSP’s Hazel Poa says: Dorm operator reaps the profit, taxpayers pay for Covid
The Progress Singapore Party’s newly appointed Vice Chairman Hazel Poa called for accountability with regards to the poor conditions of the foreign worker dormitories.
In...
Millennials speak up on government’s handling of the dormitories issue
In recent weeks, foreign workers living in dormitories have made up most of Singapore’s newly reported COVID-19 cases. On 22 April, 967 out of...
38,000 sign petition for migrant workers, saying they are akin to “sitting ducks trapped...
More than 38,000 netizens have signed a petition calling for more protection for migrant workers from the Covid-19 virus.
The petition, started by one Kokila...
Veteran architect: Foreign worker dorms should be similar to NS dorms
As Singapore continues its war against Covid-19, and with an increase in the number of cases in worker dormitories, a veteran architect has stepped...