FOREIGN workers who live outside purpose-built dormitory facilities are also vulnerable to the deadly novel coronavirus that has claimed eight lives in Singapore, a new advisory from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has warned. Read more at The Business Times.
The workers must also record when they exit and return to their residences, as well as log why they are venturing outside the premises and where they plan to go, the MOM said.
Workers who do not co-operate will not only be fined, but also risk revocation of their work passes and a permanent ban on working in Singapore, the ministry added.“As a responsible employer, you must continue to pay your workers their salaries promptly and look after their well-being during this period,” the MOM said, adding that it “will take action against employers and/or work-pass holders for instances of irresponsible practices and behaviour”.
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