Construction firm illegally houses migrant workers in Paya Lebar warehouse; MOM investigating
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A construction firm allegedly allowed its workers to live on its premises without authorisation, and continued to house them even after the building management ordered it to stop.The illegal dormitory is located in an industrial estate at Defu South Street 1Construction firm illegally houses migrant workers in Paya Lebar warehouse; MOM investigating
A construction firm allegedly allowed its workers to live on its premises without authorisation, and continued to house them even after the building management ordered it to stop.The illegal dormitory is located in an industrial estate at Defu South Street 1, reported Shin Min Daily News on Wednesday (Jan 21).This came to light when a whistle-blower, surnamed Xu, tipped off the newspaper about the workers living there.According to his tip-off, the sleeping quarters had been constructed on top of a metal frame about two storeys high.«Sleeping at such a high place, if a fire breaks out, they might not be able to escape,» Xu told Shin Min.In response to media queries, spokespersons for the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and JTC, which manages the industrial estate, said they received feedback about an unauthorised dormitory on Dec 31, 2025.When they inspected the premises of Lian Hup Seng Construction & Tentage on Jan 2 and 5, they found evidence of workers living there. Read more














