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Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015

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Enacted20 January 2015
Assentedto16 February 2015
Commenced1 January 2016
Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015
Parliament of Singapore
  • An Act to provide for the regulation of operators of dormitories for foreign employees and for matters connected with or incidental to that.
Enacted byParliament of Singapore
Enacted20 January 2015
Assented to16 February 2015
Commenced1 January 2016
Status: In force

The Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015 (FEDA) is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that provides for the regulation of operators of dormitories for foreign employees and for matters connected with or incidental to that.

The Foreign Employee Dormitories Act requires dormitories hosting foreign labourers in Singapore to obtain a license if there are more than 1,000 beds. As of 2015, there are around 50 purpose-built dormitories that provide over 200,000 beds across the island. As an example, Tuas View Dormitory has been the first of nine such dorms to be built over the two years. It consists of 20 four-storey blocks, housing up to 16,800 workers.[1]

Dormitories licensed under the FEDA are expected to cater towards added security and public health requirements as well as providing social, recreational and commercial amenities such as computerised access systems, sickbays, recreational areas, minimarts and Wi-Fi coverage.[2]

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