HCM City: New dormitories to provide 1,000 apartment units for factory workers

Two 12-storey dormitories for factory workers are under development in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, capable of accommodating more than 1,000 people.
HCM City: New dormitories to provide 1,000 apartment units for factory workers ảnh 1Two nine-storey dormitories at Linh Trung II Export-Processing Zone with more than 350 units was put into use 10 years ago. (Photo: sggp.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Two 12-storey dormitories for factory workers are under development in Thu Duc City, Ho ChiMinh City, capable of accommodating more than 1,000 people.

The two buildings, offering a total of 360 apartment units,will be built on a ground of 5,082sq.m as part of the second phase of theworkers’ housing project at Linh Trung II Export-Processing Zone. The projectalso includes a kindergarten, a trade-service zone and a recreational zone. Ithas a total investment of around 408 billion VND (17.76 million USD).

The first phase of the project comprises two nine-storey dormitories with more than 350 units, which was put into use 10 years ago.

HCM City: New dormitories to provide 1,000 apartment units for factory workers ảnh 2A ground-breaking ceremony takes place on April 25 for the construction of two 12-storey dormitories for factory workers Linh Trung II Export-Processing Zone. (Photo: sggp.org.vn)
According to Director of the HCM Department of ConstructionTran Hoang Quan, the southern economic hub will develop nearly 484,000 affordableapartment units, with a total floor area of 50.6 million sq.m, from 2021 –2025. More than 35,700 units, equivalent to 2.5 million sq.m in floor area,will be provided to factory workers.

This year, his department plans to speed up the granting oflicenses for 18 housing projects, including 10 social housing and dormitory ones for workers.

Speaking in the ground-breaking ceremony on April 25, DeputyChairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc said the shortage ofaccommodation near factories has forced workers to travel long-distance dailyand caused various difficulties for COVID-19 control efforts.

The development of dormitories for workers in short and long terms will minimise negative impacts of the pandemic and help improveworkers’ living standard, the official said.

He added that HCM City will introduce soft loan policies toattract more developers into housing projects for workers while working groupswill be established to address challenges to the projects./.
VNA

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