Staring next year, all operators of factory-converted dormitories (FCDs) will have to meet four new conditions when seeking approval to use their industrial premises to house foreign workers, announced the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). In a press release on Wednesday (Aug 24), MOM said the new rules follow consultations with industry stakeholders and calls earlier this month to operators to raise housing...
Workers Dormitory
The Association of Process Industry (ASPRI) will build a 7,900-bed workers accommodation in Jalan Papan to cater to workers from the process industry, it announced on Tuesday (Dec 23). The integrated development will also house a 3,000 square metre training centre which provides training courses for process industry workers who reside in the facility. The ASPRI training courses will help process...
Centurion, a locally-listed dormitory developer, will build a 4,100-bed facility for foreign workers in Woodlands Avenue 10 after winning a land tender by Jurong Town Corp, the company said yesterday. The site has a 30-year lease and sits on a land area of about 102,700 sq ft. Centurion, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Westlite Dormitory, submitted the top bid of S$80.8 million in the tender,...
Listening to Mr Tony Bin Hee Din extol the virtues of his work, one might be forgiven for thinking he is in the hospitality industry. But truth be told, Mr Bin, executive director of Centurion, is in the business of building and operating dormitories for foreign workers. The purpose-built dormitory that Centurion owns and manages is modern, spacious and comes with amenities to make life more pleasant for...
Yes, we overreacted to the building of a dormitory for foreign workers in our estate, admitted more than half of the Serangoon Gardens residents interviewed by MediaCorp, but the issues raised were relevant and ultimately benefited the estate, they added. More than 100 days after the Serangoon Gardens foreign workers' dormitory opened - a move that had drawn sharp criticism from residents determined to...
The first group of foreign workers moved into a converted dormitory at Serangoon Gardens estate on Friday. The issue first made headlines last year, with nearby residents worried about safety and privacy issues. A wire fence around the dorm is all that separates the former school from a tennis centre and the rest of the Burghley Drive private estate. But many residents in the area on Saturday did not seem...
The temporary foreign workers' dormitory in Serangoon Gardens is expected to open in November this year. Second Finance Minister Lim Hwee Hua, who is also the Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC, was speaking to reporters at a community event in the area on Saturday. The temporary foreign workers' dormitory is located at Burghley Drive. Residents in the area had raised concerns about the dorm's...
The foreign workers' dormitory in Serangoon Gardens could begin operations in August, says the area's MP, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua. Last September, the proposal to have a foreign workers' dormitory built in Serangoon Gardens resulted in a heated debate and protest from the residents. A website was set up to inform residents on the dorm's progress. In a letter that was put up on the website, Mrs Lim, who is also...
Residents affected by the new access road to the Serangoon Gardens foreign workers' dormitory have expressed their concerns to their Member of Parliament. They are unhappy that the road will link the site to a few thousand landed homes along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, and they said buses ferrying the foreign workers will create traffic congestion and noise. The new access road shifts the dormitory entrance to...
New road, other measures to address residents’ worries SERANGOON Gardens’ grassroots group adviser Lim Hwee Hua probably summed it up, when she told Today: “I don’t expect any of my residents to tell me they are happy, but I think they will be less unhappy.” Following a residents’ petition and a public furore last month, the go ahead has been given to convert the former Serangoon Gardens...