In 3 Days, There Have Been 3 Cases of Foreign Workers Allegedly Standing at Ledge of Dormitory Building

2020-07-25 , 2:42 pm

While people in Singapore (not living in dormitories) are allowed to go out again during Phase 2, there is still a group of individuals in Singapore who are still confined to their rooms.

Our foreign workers.

Some of them have entered lockdown even earlier than the rest of Singapore.

Yet when we entered Phase Two on 2 June 2020, the dormitories are still on lockdown, with the authorities estimating that it’ll be mid-August before every dormitory is cleared.

In case you don’t know, cabin fever is a real thing.

And proving that these foreign workers are just as human as the rest of Singapore, some of them have reacted negatively to the months of ‘captivity’.

In 3 Days, There Have Been 3 Cases of Foreign Workers in Dormitory Standing at Ledge of Building

Within the span of three days, there are three different cases of foreign workers in dormitories standing at the ledge of the building.

Case 1: Sungei Tengah Lodge

In the morning of 24 Jul 2020, a 37-year-old Indian national’s body was found motionless at 512 Old Choa Chu Kang Road.

When paramedics arrived on the scene, they declared him dead.

Police investigations are ongoing but preliminary investigations reveal that there was no foul play involved. It’s unknown how he had died.

The man’s family and employer have been informed and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is working with the employer and the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) to render assistance to the man’s family.

Three hours later, another foreign worker was seen standing at the edge of the roof of Sungei Tengah Lodge.

Thankfully, he was pulled away from the edge by two others before anything unfortunate could happen.

The worker was arrested under Section 7 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act.

Case 2: 29 Senoko South Road

Also on 24 Jul, a Chinese National was found standing at an elevated area.

Thankfully, nothing happened to him as security officers, as well as FAST teams on-site, managed to bring him back to safety.

The worker is now safe and in a stable condition, according to MOM.

Police investigations are ongoing.

Case 3: PPT Lodge 1B Dormitory

On 22 Jul 2020, a Chinese worker was spotted standing on the railing at a dormitory reportedly located at PPT Lodge 1B dormitory.

And it turns out, this occurred because of a dispute between the foreign worker and his employer.

The block that he lives in has already been cleared since 4 July 2020.

He had brought a plane ticket back home but his employer was not facilitative of his return.

This agitated him which resulted in the actions you’re seeing in the video.

Shortly after, the dormitory operator and the on-site FAST team managed to calm the man down and contacted the employer.

The employer was told to facilitate the worker’s return to his home country, which they did and the worker had left Singapore shortly after.

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Well, if these cases don’t convince you that foreign workers are living, breathing humans just like any other person in Singapore and that #MigrantWorkersMatters too, then nothing ever will.

Some Useful Helplines:

Migrant Workers’ 24-hour helpline: 6536 2692
MOM feedback form: www.mom.gov.sg/efeedback
HOME Helpline for Migrant Workers: 6341 5535
TWC2 Helpline for Migrant Workers: 6297 7564