...Over 300 healthcare workers in Singapore are urging the government to ban the unsafe transport of migrant workers in lorries...

[V-FORTY]

these lorries drivers damn shag one,
one sme one lorry one driver
need to ferry to and fro multiple dorm locations
shag already lose focus kena accident is not uncommon

 

[elimmel]

Those fw if get into accidents will lose their license n wp n gets deported is it?

I've ever seen 1 fw driving a 10 wheeler on d phone while driving.

even so, if company can just get another one in, they won't ever be bothered. either huge fine, reduce fw permits or both...

 

[nasfieldjohn]

Eggymy very rich
Her million dollar salary can sponsor the buses for safety

 

[dambio]

even so, if company can just get another one in, they won't ever be bothered. either huge fine, reduce fw permits or both...

Tis is very true also. Hence it lies in d driver. Plus how d company ensures they adhere to safe driving practices.

 

[samferguson]

Not during election years, else all sme bosses will revolt.

 

[tigerwoods]

why the workers cannot take public transport

 

[kuti-kuti]

then cost pass on to consumers they better not jjww

 

[Medicated Oil]

Tis is very true also. Hence it lies in d driver. Plus how d company ensures they adhere to safe driving practices.

You recognized the pattern.
- Business owners dun want to address their shortcoming.
- Admin dun want to impose policies to punish them.
- End up the residents have to sponsor the business owners to do their work.

It is same for hawker center cleaning companies, KPT owners and construction companies.
Is there some fishy business involved ?
WHY IS THE RESIDENTS FOOTING THE BILLS ????

 

[dambio]

You recognized the pattern.
- Business owners dun want to address their shortcoming.
- Admin dun want to impose policies to punish them.
- End up the residents have to sponsor the business owners to do their work.

It is same for hawker center cleaning companies, KPT owners and construction companies.
Is there some fishy business involved ?
WHY IS THE RESIDENTS FOOTING THE BILLS ????

Cannot say too much or quote examples. Wait get pofma.

Just know tat it's all our fault, we need to hv shared responsibility n do things ourselves while they collect money n stay landed la

 

[tExtra]

Actually can containerised their dorm mah. Sleep where they work. No need to move here and there. No need to pay greedy dorm operators.

 

[kamipify]

Is just like saf sitting in tonners right

This one maybe even lower tier , cannot recall any one fighting for it

 

[daveteo88]

You recognized the pattern.
- Business owners dun want to address their shortcoming.
- Admin dun want to impose policies to punish them.
- End up the residents have to sponsor the business owners to do their work.

It is same for hawker center cleaning companies, KPT owners and construction companies.
Is there some fishy business involved ?
WHY IS THE RESIDENTS FOOTING THE BILLS ????

Then who shd foot?

 

[Medicated Oil]

Then who shd foot?

The answer is inside my comment.
If you dun get it, then you dun get it.
Nothing much I can do.

 

[Philipkee]

Costs aside, the other issue will also be the number of vehicles allowed on the roads in Singapore aka COE

If one company has one lorry, it’s not so easy to get another one like a mini bus to ferry workers cos one extra vehicle for this company means one less vehicle for the other company.

Share private buses? Who has priority if there are two companies booking the same bus? Then aren’t the buses also fetching children to school? Should the children wake up earlier and go to school much earlier so that the buses will be freed to fetch workers at 0700? Or it’s kind of expected that the FW should be the ones who wake up much earlier to take the bus? Start later? Either project end later (one kpkb) or they end later which means working more in the dark which has another set of issues like safety?

I think banning is not the way unless COE for mini buses go or seatbelts are mandatory and of cos the licences of the drivers are more heavily scrutinised. And maybe ensure that all these lorries have speed limiters meaning they cannot go beyond 50km/hr

 

[tessss]

we ns time sit 5 tonner also like that what.

problem is not the mode of transport. its the drivers.....

 

[mgx-alander]

just bring back the non air con buses in the 90s for them can liao

 

[rEe_TaN]

No, i don't support this. They came to work in Singapore then they have to accept whatever the conditions here.

Im not going to waste tax payers monies or worst we need to pay for their bus fares with potential increase in fares.


They can choose not come sg to work if they think here not safe.

 

[tExtra]

Then who shd foot?

For-profit org = can save, save. Maximise profit. Just good enough can liao. Advocacy groups or anyone who want to change the “default” must be prepared to foot the bill. Most sinkies dun care if it’s not at their door.

 

[Medicated Oil]

No, i don't support this. They came to work in Singapore then they have to accept whatever the conditions here.

Im not going to waste tax payers monies or worst we need to pay for their bus fares with potential increase in fares.


They can choose not come sg to work if they think here not safe.

Whether you like it or not, I can see that the direction will be shifted towards US saving the "small" business owners again.

 

[bobo07]

Let the workers take public transport.

should activate all the alphards 7 seaters to ferry them to work and back ...... they are the pillar of the country here......