2024年7月2日，新加坡人力部長陳詩龍醫生在國會書面答覆荷蘭—武吉知馬集選區議員謝秉輝、西海岸集選區議員胡美霞有關客工飲酒和在禁止飲酒的道路上和宿舍外睡覺的問題。
以下內容為新加坡眼根據國會英文資料翻譯整理：
謝秉輝（荷蘭—武吉知馬集選區議員）先生詢問人力部長：正在採取哪些措施確保在禁止飲酒的宿舍附近的道路和人行道上睡覺的客工的安全？
胡美霞（西海岸集選區議員）女士詢問人力部長：制定了哪些計劃來確保大多數可以進入宿舍附近娛樂中心的客工在這些專用場所飲酒，而不是在路邊和人行道上飲酒？
陳詩龍（人力部長）醫生：大型宿舍區在院落內有指定的食物和飲酒區。大多數宿舍居民在宿舍內進食和飲酒。但是，也有些人有時也會在宿舍外吃喝，例如與朋友聚會時。
人力部 (MOM) 與議員們一樣，對客工安全以及客工在公共道路附近以不安全的方式社交可能給其他道路使用者帶來的不便表示關切。我們與客工宿舍經營者、客工領導人和基層義工合作，在宿舍附近地區開展巡邏，教育客工注意道路安全，並為其他公眾著想。我們還在社交媒體和手機應用程式上向客工發布有關道路安全和理性飲酒的建議和提醒。我們將加強這些工作。
為了充實宿舍設施，為客工提供更多的社交場所，我們在客工宿舍附近修建了9個休閒中心，並提供往返宿舍的免費班車服務。人力部和非政府組織及商業夥伴一起，計劃改善娛樂中心提供的服務種類和質量，使其對客工更具吸引力。
以下是英文質詢內容：
Mr Edward Chia Bing Hui asked the Minister for Manpower what steps are being taken to ensure the safety of migrant workers who are found sleeping on roads and pavements near dormitories where alcohol consumption is prohibited.
Ms Foo Mee Har asked the Minister for Manpower what plans are in place to ensure that the large majority of foreign workers who have access to recreation centres near their dormitories consume alcohol at these purpose-built locations instead of drinking at roadsides and on pavements.
Dr Tan See Leng: Large dormitories have designated areas within their compounds for the consumption of food and alcohol. The majority of dormitory residents consume food and drinks within the dormitories. However, some residents may also eat and drink outside the dormitories on occasion, for example, when meeting their friends.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) shares the concerns raised by members regarding the safety of the migrant workers, as well as the potential inconveniences to other road users, when workers socialise in an unsafe manner near public roads. We work with dormitory operators, migrant worker leaders and grassroots volunteers to patrol areas near dormitories and to educate migrant workers on road safety and to be considerate to other members of the public. We also disseminate advisories and reminders to workers on social media and mobile phone apps on road safety and responsible drinking. We will strengthen these efforts.
To complement in-dormitory amenities and provide more socialising venues for migrant workers, nine recreation centres were built near migrant worker dormitories. Free shuttle bus services are provided to and from dormitories. Together with non-government organisations and commercial partners, MOM has plans to improve the variety and quality of the offerings at the recreation centres to make them more attractive for our migrant workforce.
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