MAY 2, 2021
Foreign workers in the observation area after getting their Covid-19 vaccinations at the Seletar Vaccination Centre on May 2, 2021.ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
SINGAPORE - Plans to relax restrictions on the movements of migrant workers have been put on hold, given the recent dormitory cluster and surge in infections in some of the workers' home countries, Second Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng said on Sunday (May 2).
"It's important because our responsibility is, first and foremost, to protect the lives and health of all of us, migrant workers, the industry and livelihoods," Dr Tan, the incoming Manpower Minister, said at a site visit to the newly set-up Seletar Vaccination Centre.
He added: "The last thing we want is for everyone to relax and go out into the community, and then it sparks another wave. I think then we'll be much worse off. So with an abundance of caution, we decided to delay that and we want to see how this (situation) continues."
By: Prisca Ang
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