Back in April this year, Khaw Boon Wan had said that Singapore could consider housing foreign workers on offshore islands.
Khaw had said that Singapore was “open to the idea” citing that Singapore had done so in the past.
Workers were previously housed on small, offshore islands such as Jurong Island and Pulau Brani for some time.
He further said that not all islands are suitable because of infrastructure and other considerations but he said that the Government would continue to look for suitable options.
Since then, we have not heard too much more about the idea despite Khaw saying the MND will work to find solutions that can help to house the foreign workers without causing too much inconvenience to them or Singaporeans.
Would shipping off the migrant workers to a near-by island fix some of the issues Singapore faces with cultural clashes and overcrowding of certain areas?