Lack of healthcare angers workers


No entry: A dorm resident, believed to have tested positive for Covid-19, sleeping outside to self-isolate. — The Straits Times/ANN

A SCENE of chaos and neglect has emerged at a newly built foreign worker dormitory in Jurong, with residents alleging poor living conditions and a lack of timely access to medical help for Covid-19.

Photos and videos of workers at the Westlite Jalan Tukang dorm voicing their frustrations with how they are being treated have been uploaded on multiple online platforms since Tuesday.

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