Article (commentary) by Guna Subramaniam. Institute for Human Rights and Business.
July 23, 2020.
The COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted the extent of sub-standard worker accommodations in a number of South East Asian countries and the Gulf states. The stay-at-home order in many countries resulted in the opposite of the social distancing needed to "flatten the curve” of infections. Poor, dense living conditions in worker dormitories – with as many as 12 to 20 people typically sleeping in each room – escalated the grim wave of COVID-19 infections. This report canvasses some of these issues with reference to a case study of Singapore.
This is the second piece in a five-part series about the impacts of COVID-19 on migrant workers. Back < Part 1: overview. Forward > Part 3: discrimination issues.
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