Six worker dorms providing 45,000 beds in total to be built over next few years

Six new dormitories for workers, with a combined capacity of around 45,000 beds, will be built over the next few years, said Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon on April 8.

- Esther Loi

These include the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) new 2,400-worker dormitory in Jalan Tukang that is set to open in early 2026.

Dr Koh was responding to a question by Mr Yip Hon Weng (Yio Chu Kang) in Parliament on the ministry's long-term strategy to ensure sufficient and resilient housing for foreign workers.

The Straits Times has asked MOM for the locations of the other five new dormitories.

Based on ST's checks, a new dormitory named Pioneer Lodge is being constructed in Soon Lee Road.

A post by construction and property group Wee Hur Holdings on property portal EdgeProp.sg shows that Pioneer Lodge can accommodate up to 10,500 workers once it is completed in October 2025.

Dr Koh's comments on April 8 came on the back of the closure in April of two Sembawang dormitories, which house up to 9,000 workers hired by 390 employers.

The bed crunch has left firms scrambling to find alternative accommodation for their workers by the end of April, before both dorms are demolished to make way for a new housing estate.