Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015

Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015
An Act to provide for the regulation of operators of dormitories for foreign employees and for matters connected with or incidental to that.
Enacted by Parliament of Singapore
Date enacted 20 January 2015
Date assented to 16 February 2015
Date commenced 1 January 2016
Status: In force

The Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015 (FEDA) is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that provides for the regulation of operators of dormitories for foreign employees and for matters connected with or incidental to that.

Background

The Foreign Employee Dormitories Act requires dormitories hosting foreign labourers in Singapore to obtain a license if there are more than 1,000 beds. As of 2015, there are around 50 purpose-built dormitories that provide over 200,000 beds across the island. As an example, Tuas View Dormitory has been the first of nine such dorms to be built over the two years. It consists of 20 four-storey blocks, housing up to 16,800 workers mostly foreign.[1]

Dormitories licensed under the FEDA are expected to cater towards added security and public health requirements as well as providing social, recreational and commercial amenities such as computerised access systems, sickbays, recreational areas, minimarts and Wi-Fi coverage.[2]

Uses of the Act

Foreign workers' dormitories are classified as public spaces for the purpose of the provision relating to drunkenness under the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act. With FEDA and the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015, workers can still drink in their private quarters, subject to dormitory rules.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tan, Amelia (26 November 2014). "A day in the life of Tuas View dorm". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Chew, Douglas (30 November 2015). "Home away from home". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liquor Bill stirs heated debate". The New Paper. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

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