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A migrant worker went up to the fourth storey of his dormitory and threatened to jump when told he could not fly home to China.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a Facebook post yesterday it was aware of the incident which happened on Wednesday at the PPT Lodge 1B dormitory, also known as the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol.
Officers on site from the forward assurance and support team, or Fast team – made up of personnel from MOM, Singapore Armed Forces and Singapore Police Force – managed to calm the worker down and get him to safety before contacting his employer, MOM said.
A video taken at the scene circulating online shows the man standing on a parapet on the highest level of the dormitory.
Many other migrant workers had gathered outside the dormitory, shouting at the man to get off the parapet.
MOM said investigations revealed the worker had purchased a flight ticket on his own, and became agitated when he could not get the green light from his employer to return home.
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