{"id":117020,"date":"2020-06-10T10:46:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T03:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/government-to-help-construction-industry-get-through-difficult-patch-wong\/"},"modified":"2020-06-10T11:02:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T04:02:47","slug":"government-to-help-construction-industry-get-through-difficult-patch-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/government-to-help-construction-industry-get-through-difficult-patch-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to help construction industry get through \u2018difficult patch\u2019, Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nDespite the various challenges faced by the construction industry, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong says that the government will work closely with the industry during this challenging period.\u00a0
\nIn order to stem the tide of Covid-19, the government is placing additional measures for the construction industry, which has been a \u201ckey vulnerability\u201d during Covid-19. This is expected to translate into additional costs for the construction industry.
\nHowever, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong assured that the government will work closely with the industry to help it get through this challenging period.
\n\u201cFor now, the Government is bearing these costs through the Fortitude Budget,\u201d he was quoted by Channel News Asia during a televised broadcast to the nation on Tuesday (9 June).
\n\u201cBeyond that, we will introduce other measures to cushion the impact and to move the industry to new productivity levels.\u201d
\nChannel News Asia noted that Wong\u2019s speech is the second national broadcast by a Cabinet minister on the city-state\u2019s future after Covid-19.
\nWong revealed that the construction industry also faces other challenges, such as pushing for automation to minimise its reliance on foreign workers. All construction workers, whether foreign or local, will have to be \u201cregularly and comprehensively\u201d tested for Covid-19.
\nHe also noted the need for the government to \u201creview and improve\u201d migrant workers\u2019 housing.
\n\u201cThe present dormitories are in fact the outcome of improvements made over the past decade. But despite this, and the precautions we took, we still had major outbreaks in the dormitories,\u201d he said.
\nLast week, the authorities unveiled plans to build new migrant worker dormitories as well as the development of a set of specifications for such dormitories that will take into account disease response and social interaction needs.
\nRecommended story:\u00a0Government Announces New and Improved Foreign Worker Dormitories Near Residential Areas
\n\u201cBut we have to be mindful that the risks will always be there because of the large number of workers living together and sharing communal facilities,\u201d said Wong.
\n\u201cIn fact, all communal living spaces, be they dormitories, nursing homes or cruise ships, will always be at risk in the event of an infectious disease outbreak.\u201d
\nDespite this, Wong remains optimistic that the industry will emerge stronger from all the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
\n\u201cI have no doubt that this will be a very difficult transition. But I assure everyone in the industry that we will work closely with you to get through this difficult patch and to emerge stronger from this experience,\u201d he said.
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\nVictor Kang, Digital Content Specialist at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email\u00a0victorkang@propertyguru.com.sg
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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