Singapore’s Manpower Ministry introduced the Foreign Employee Dormitories Bill in Parliament on 4 November 2014, a legislation which encompasses additional regulations for larger dormitories housing foreign workers here.
Parliament will debate the Bill during its January 2015 sitting.
The way to go
Under the Bill, large purpose-built dormitories for foreign workers will need to be licensed by the second half of next year.
Operators or proprietors must obtain a licence to run the dormitories, on top of existing regulatory standards.The regulations will affect dormitories with 1,000 or more beds, and each licence will be valid for up to three years.
The new licensing framework will mandate the:
✔ Management of public health and safety issues.
✔ Management of security and public order issues.
✔ Provision and maintenance of social and commercial facilities and services.
The new licensing framework will mandate the:
✔ Management of public health and safety issues.
✔ Management of security and public order issues.
✔ Provision and maintenance of social and commercial facilities and services.
(Source: NTUC This Week)