Migrant worker dormitory operator faces over 20 charges over alleged safety and maintenance lapses
Dormitory operator KT&T Engineers and Constructors has been charged with more than 20 alleged breaches of licensing conditions at a migrant worker dormitory in Sungei Kadut, including faulty facilities, damaged infrastructure and safety shortcomings.
- KT&T Engineers and Constructors faces more than 20 charges over alleged dormitory maintenance and safety breaches.
- The alleged lapses include faulty toilets, exposed wiring, damaged ceilings and missing guardrails on bunk beds.
- The case was mentioned in court on 4 June 2026 and adjourned to July for further proceedings.
SINGAPORE: KT&T Engineers and Constructors has been charged with more than 20 offences under the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act over the alleged condition of a migtant worker dormitory in Sungei Kadut.
The company, part of the KT&T Group of Companies, returned to court on Thursday for a further mention of the case.
Court records show proceedings have been adjourned to July.
Dormitory maintenance allegations
According to charge sheets, the company held a Class 3 Provisional Licence to operate a foreign employee dormitory at 31 Sungei Kadut Avenue.
Under Ministry of Manpower regulations, a Class 3 Provisional Licence permits operators to run dormitories housing between 300 and 999 occupants.
The charges relate to alleged failures to maintain acceptable living conditions at the dormitory in January or February 2025.
Among the allegations are failures to rectify multiple faulty urinals in a communal toilet, repair a broken squatting pan and fix holes in damaged walls.
The company is also accused of failing to repair a hole in a corroded ceiling within a communal toilet.
Safety and infrastructure concerns
Charge sheets further detail a range of alleged maintenance and safety deficiencies across the premises.
These include broken floor tiles in a corridor, an exposed electrical cable dangling from a ceiling, an exposed circuit box and a metal pole hanging from the ceiling.
Prosecutors also allege that damaged lighting was left dangling from the ceiling in the toilet of an isolation room, while a toilet cubicle partition remained broken.
The company is additionally accused of failing to maintain a loose ceiling fan and failing to ensure adequate electricity supply by not providing access to a power socket in one of the rooms.
Bunk bed and resident welfare issues
Several charges concern facilities intended for residents' welfare and safety.
According to court documents, multiple upper bunk beds allegedly lacked guardrails.
Charge sheets state this amounted to a breach of licensing conditions requiring operators to provide beds made of “sturdy material” that do not “compromise the resident's basic rest”.
Other allegations include a faulty bunk bed ladder and a metal cabinet with a defective lock, which allegedly prevented residents from having secure storage for personal belongings.
The company is also accused of failing to provide shower curtains in a communal toilet and failing to install a mechanical fan in an isolation room.
Court proceedings
According to the public hearing list, the company is represented by Alvin Chang Jit Hua of M & A Law.
The matter was adjourned to July for a further mention.
Under the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act, a person convicted of failing to comply with the conditions of an operating licence may face a jail term of up to 12 months, a fine of up to S$50,000, or both, for each charge.
