Construction firms lament rising rental costs for foreign worker dorms

📆 9/13/2023 10:30 AM
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SINGAPORE: A number of construction firms are lamenting the rising rents for foreign worker dormitories, with some dormitories more than doubling the rentals that they used to charge. Larger companies have reportedly resorted to putting their foreign workers in their own temporary accommodation while smaller firms are struggling to find new housing solutions. One construction company …

Some businesses have postponed plans to bring in new foreign workers because of housing problems

One construction company that spoke to Channel 8 news said it employs 20 migrant workers who lived in a dormitory for eight years until rentals rose so sharply that they decided to move their workers into cheaper apartments. Pointing out that workers are crucial to their projects, the director said that some firms face the possibility of closure if they cannot afford proper housing for their workers.

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