It’s the employer’s responsibility to provide foreign workers with acceptable accommodation, and it follows lots of rules set by URA, HDB/JTC, BCA, SCDF, NEA, PUB, Singapore Food Agency.
Proper land use, building structural safety standards, fire and safety standards, environmental health requirements and drainage and sanitary/sewerage system requirements.
Failure is taken into account during future work permit applications and renewals.
Purpose-Built Dormitories are managed by BCA and JTC.
Converted Industrial Premises are partially converted industrial / warehouse properties.
Quarters on Construction Sites. what it says on the label.
Temporary Workers Quarters on Temporary Occupation Licence Sites are on a project-linked basis, with Construction, Marine and Process workers allowed.
HDB Flats:
- Malaysians can rent the whole flat
- Non-Malaysians can rent rooms.
Private property:
- residential use, ok
- eight or fewer workers
- workers’ dormitory, no
- more than eight
(eight is higher than the maximum six when leasing private properties. huh. Leasing of Private Properties.)
Workers Quarters at Farms, coastal farms, fish export centres are controlled by Singapore Food Agency.
Harbourcraft and vessels. (woah!)
Reminder to check identity and details with original documents, make copies, verify validity and keep verification of:
- passport
- Work Permit, Employment, S, Entrepass
with ICA and MOM.
(repeated information now)
Negligent homeowners:
- two of three diligence checks
- fine not exceeding $6,000 and/or
- imprisonment not exceeding 12 months.
Reckless homeowners:
- no diligence checks
- knowingly harbouring over-stayers / illegal immigrants
- fine not exceeding $6,000 and
- imprisonment six months to two years.
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Image of a row of container homes by Manfred Antranias Zimmer from Pixabay.
