The formerly disused Bedok North Secondary School (BNSS) site in Eunos ward of Aljunied GRC will be receiving migrant workers from June 2.

In a Facebook post on June 2, Workers' Party chief and MP for Aljunied GRC Eunos Division Pritam Singh said that migrant workers will be assigned to the BNSS site in batches throughout the week.

Bedok North Secondary School site

The school sits at the junction of Jalan Damai and Kaki Bukit Avenue 1, therefore falling under the purview of Pritam's Eunos ward.

The Bedok North Secondary School premises had been left unused since the school merged with Damai Secondary School in January 2018.

After the merge, staff and students from the relocated to Damai Secondary's premises on Bedok Reservoir Road.

The migrant workers that will be housed in BNSS include those who have been medically cleared for discharge from hospitals, community care facilities and community recovery facilities.

Classrooms converted to dormitory rooms

In his June 2 post, Pritam shared some photos of what the temporary dormitory rooms, which are converted from classrooms, look like:

"Apart from beds and cupboards at a safe distance, there is a water dispenser in each room, including a WiFi point," Pritam said in a separate Facebook post on May 20.

He added that piping had been installed in the school's toilets to provide showers for the workers.

The space, which has been catered for around 400 workers, will also have strict entry and exit protocols.

The plan was for buses to pick up and drop off workers in the morning and evening, and workers are also not allowed to leave the premises upon return.

Workers are tested before being housed at the BNSS site

Pritam said that all migrant workers housed at the BNSS site would have undergone Covid-19 screening and do not have symptoms.

All migrant workers will be tested for Covid-19 before they resume work in the community, and those working in the construction industry will be routinely tested every two weeks when they return to work.

He also urged residents to contact him if they have any questions on the dormitory and/or its operations.

Here's his June 2 Facebook post:

Top photo via Pritam Singh/FB