The idea of a self-contained township for foreign workers has been given a thumbs-up by foreign workers themselves. But foreign worker advocates said more should be done to help these workers integrate with the wider community. Singaporeans who do not want foreign workers living near them cite security concerns and even a downgrade in their property value as reasons. But are these fears rational? Some...
Townships
The idea of a township for foreign workers had taken off in places like the Middle East, where dormitories for foreign workers, which are sustainable and self-contained, are said to house more than 100,000 people. In Singapore, dormitory operators said this idea could take off given the acute shortage of foreign workers' housing. There are 756,000 foreign workers in Singapore in 2006, with a higher...
The Ministry of National Development is "seriously considering how to create townships for foreign workers which are sustainable and self-contained". Foreign Minister George Yeo said this to reporters at a community event on Sunday. Foreign workers come under the spot light, after an announcement of plans to turn the former Serangoon Gardens Technical School in Burghley Drive into a hostel for 1,000...