Instead they chose to show only the 2006 figure. Cos the current figure is x times the no. in 2006?
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Number of foreign workers: 756,000 in 2006, with more adding to that during the construction boom
Housing: Most live in 36 permanent commercially-run dormitories and 18 industrial or warehouse developments
Bed spaces: 65,000 in 11 new dormitory sites coming up by 2010
Where housing sites are: Of the 11 sites, some are vacant government buildings, which will be used as temporary housing until the permanent facilities are ready
Factors considered when the Ministry of National Development assesses a site for temporary housing: Availability of adequate infrastructure serving the site, sufficient parking spaces and enough ancillary facilities to serve the workers.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR>Housing for foreign workers
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Number of foreign workers: 756,000 in 2006, with more adding to that during the construction boom
Housing: Most live in 36 permanent commercially-run dormitories and 18 industrial or warehouse developments
Bed spaces: 65,000 in 11 new dormitory sites coming up by 2010
Where housing sites are: Of the 11 sites, some are vacant government buildings, which will be used as temporary housing until the permanent facilities are ready
Factors considered when the Ministry of National Development assesses a site for temporary housing: Availability of adequate infrastructure serving the site, sufficient parking spaces and enough ancillary facilities to serve the workers.
