| Summary: | Currently, Singapore has managed to house the majority of its foreign worker population into farflung
dormitories located in industrial areas. However, due to land constraints, continued reliance on
foreign workers and efforts to be an inclusive society, there is a greater need to consider building
Foreign Worker Dormitories (FWDs) closer to residential areas. This study explores the effects of
demographic factors and sources of objection amongst Singaporeans with regards to accepting a FWD
using the Probit/Logit model. Furthermore, we employed the compensation schedule via pairwise
comparison to identify the most important mitigation and compensation methods on FWD
acceptance. For the pairwise comparison method, the survey includes 10 pairs of choices where
respondents indicate their preferences, and the results were analysed using Kendall’s coefficient of
concordance W. Reasons to account for the findings were given, as well as policy recommendations:
a) tighten approval criteria for operators, b) Greater scrutiny of track records and c) Change the
existing law to also cover small scale dormitories.
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