6 people who gathered at Robertson Quay have work passes revoked by MOM for breaching CB measures

They have been permanently banned from working in Singapore.

Julia Yeo | June 25, 2020, 08:24 PM

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The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced another 140 work pass holders that had their work passes revoked after breaching circuit breaker (CB) measures, stay-home-notices (SHNs), and Quarantine Orders (QO).

Robertson Quay pub crawlers' work passes revoked

Out of the 140, 42 of them were found outside of their residences while serving their SHNs and QOs.

98 were caught breaching safe distancing measures during the circuit breaker period.

These individuals were found eating, drinking and gathering in groups in public during the circuit breaker.

These took place at various locations such as dormitories, private residential areas, East Coast Park and Robertson Quay.

This includes six work pass holders who were found guilty on June 25, 2020 of breaching circuit breaker measures.

They had gathered near Robertson Quay during the circuit breaker period when social gatherings were prohibited.

They were fined between S$8,000 to S$9,000 each.

Permanently banned from working in S'pore

In addition to having their work passes revoked, they have also been permanently banned from working in Singapore.

The ministry says that it will continue to take enforcement actions against work pass holders who do not comply with the requirements, including the revocation of work passes, regardless of the work pass holder’s nationality and pass type.

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