Businesses cash in on dorm demand

Businesses cash in on dorm demand
 
Averic sets out to challenge biggest player in the foreign worker segment
 
TRUST a few good businessmen to sniff out money-spinning opportunities.
 
On the one hand there is Singapore’s heavy reliance on foreign workers, and then there is the reluctance of part of the population to share their living environment, as [...]

Foreign workers prefer to stay away from residential estates

Foreign workers prefer to stay away from residential estates
 
The idea of a self-contained township for foreign workers has been given a thumbs-up by foreign workers themselves. But foreign worker advocates said more should be done to help these workers integrate with the wider community.
 
Singaporeans who do not want foreign workers living near them cite security [...]

FM George Yeo says townships for foreign workers being considered

FM George Yeo says townships for foreign workers being considered
 
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of National Development (MND) is “seriously considering how to create townships for foreign workers which are sustainable and self-contained”, Foreign Minister George Yeo told reporters at a community event on Sunday.
 
Foreign workers came under the spot light after an announcement of plans [...]