Written Answer to PQ on Migrant workers resting along roads
NOTICE PAPER NO. 2877 OF 2024 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 2 JULY 2024
QUESTION NO. 5896 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
MP: Mr Desmond Choo
To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the prevalence of cases of migrant workers sleeping on the roads; and (b) how is the Ministry ensuring that migrant workers are provided with sufficient recreation areas to reduce such instances.
Answer:
1. There are on average of around one report per month of migrant workers found resting along the roads.
2. Large dormitories have designated areas within their compounds for resident workers to consume food and alcohol. Nine recreation centres were also built to provide additional venues for dormitory residents to socialise. These recreation centres are located near large migrant worker dormitories. Free shuttle services are provided to and from the dormitories. Together with NGO and commercial partners, MOM has plans to improve the variety and quality of the offerings at the recreation centres to make them more attractive for our migrant workforce.