Construction firm, general manager charged for operating illegal dormitory in Sungei Kadut
A construction firm called LBD Engineering and its 35-year-old general manager, Alvin Lim Yee Hong, face charges for running an illegal dormitory. Ministry of Manpower officers inspected the Sungei Kadut Road premises on January 6 and discovered around 300 bed spaces. Investigators found the company converted part of its site into a dormitory between July 2025 and January of this year. This unlicensed facility housed 173 migrant workers from four different companies.
A construction company and its general manager were on Thursday (Oct 29) charged for allegedly operating an unlicensed dormitory at its premises in Sungei Kadut.The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a press release that its officers conducted an inspection at LBD Engineering's premises at 58A Sungei Kadut Road on Jan 6, where they found approximately 300 bed spaces there.Its investigations found that the company had converted part of its premises into a foreign employee dormitory sometime between July 2025 and January this year.The illegal accommodation was used to house 173 migrant workers from four companies without a valid licence.LBD's general manager Alvin Lim Yee Hong, 35, was charged with knowingly allowing the company to operate a foreign dormitory without a valid licence, while LBD Construction was charged with operating a foreign employee dormitory without a valid licence.The offences carry a penalty of up to $500,000, jail of up to two years, or both.