A migrant worker receives check-up at a dormitory in Singapore on April 8 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Singapore plans to build more 11 dormitories for 60,000 migrant workers by the end of this year.
National Development Minister Lawrence Wong on June 1 said the country will continue upgrading and building new dormitories over the next few years to house up to 100,000 workers.
Currently, Singapore is home to 323,000 foreign workers staying in 43 dormitories.
As of March 2020, Singapore counted 720,800 migrant workers, including 287,800 working in the field of construction and the remainders are active in navigation, processing and services./.
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