Unison Construction News Today

A worry among operators is the impact that retrofitting dorms will have on their bed capacity. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - A move on Tuesday to regulate 1,600 migrant worker dormitories here under a single law drew broad support from an industry association and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) serving foreign workers. But dormitory operators most impacted by the expansion of the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act (Feda) are seeking greater clarity on new licensing conditions and how the law will be...

Heavy burden: Piling machines are seen operating at a construction site in Singapore. The barring of workers from South Asia has added to the manpower shortage in Singapore’s construction industry. — AFP SINGAPORE: A small army of about 380 construction workers should be hammering away as the luxury condominium Meyer House nears completion, but the shortfall in foreign labour has left the site with just 230 men on the job. Shortages are just one of the challenges facing main contractor Unis...