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News Analysis - Singapore Manpower ministry’s new dorm a big step forward for migrant workers, but long road awaits

Sumun Biswas, a hydraulic operator from Bangladesh, was involved in consultations with officials here on how migrant worker housing here can be improved. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: Lockers for personal belongings? Check. Single beds? Check. Private spaces for personal calls? Check.

As far as Sumun Biswas, 44, is concerned, a new government-owned migrant worker dormitory that will open in early 2026 checks all the boxes.

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