Type of issue: accommodation
News flash: Between 16 and 22 April, nearly 94% of new Covid-19 infections were reported from worker dormitories. S11 in Punggol is by far the largest cluster.
Some employers impose penalties for workers falling sick In these Covid-19 times, this is a dangerous practice. Such company polices must be stamped out for good.
The increase in cases in quarantined and non-quarantined dorms are compared in this article, It is clearly worse in non-quarantined dorms. Why is that so?
Moving foreign workers out of crowded dorms is imperative, but slow action is probably traceable to mental blocks among policy-makers. Due to obstinacy, how bad can things get? Very bad.
TWC2 statement to mark the sad day when low-wage work permit holders became the majority of Covid-19 cases in Singapore despite their being generally healthier and younger adults compared to the overall population.
Why are worker dormitories said to be so dirty? Who is responsible? What connection with Covid-19?
Contagion in crowded dorms has happened before, and TWC2 was right there, video-ing it.
A statement by TWC2 highlighting issues that need urgent attention at this point in the Covid-19 pandemic: quarantine; testing; concerns of Work Permit holders; special vulnerabilities of Special Pass holders; financial support for employers and possibilities for abuse.
Shipyard worker is duped into a job paying only $220 a month. Illegal recruiters flourish despite the law because enforcement is poor.
To keep costs down, we have created worker dormitories with very high density. It's a recipe for contagion. But if we have to lower the density quickly and move some men out, is there anything we can do?
