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For Tan Hang Kian, executive director of Singapore cleaning company Clean Solutions, Tuesday started with a “logistical nightmare”. Of the 2,000 staff he employs, 800 are Malaysians and 150 of those commute daily into the city state.
Tan had to scramble after Malaysia on Monday night announced an overseas travel ban for its citizens among other measures to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak. “It was not confirmed last night whether those with jobs in Singapore will be allowed to come in, but we started making preparations immediately,” he said.
His line managers called their staff in Malaysia, telling them the company would try to house them in Singapore. Early on Tuesday, they started outfitting an existing dormitory – which can accommodate 400 people but is currently only half full – to hold these workers.
“We had to look for beds, look for towels, tooth brushes, all sorts of things. Now we are fixing more shower heads, adding security staff,” Tan said, estimating that about 80 per cent of the workers have agreed to stay on in Singapore and continue working.
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