At Westlite Accommodation, the safety and wellbeing of our residents are of utmost importance and we are committed to providing them with a safe and secure living community.
As the COVID-19 situation evolves, we closely monitor and follow all guidelines and recommendations from Singapore’s COVID-19 multi-ministry Taskforce, the Ministry of Health, the Assurance, Care and Engagement (ACE) Group and the Ministry of Manpower. With their guidelines and recommendations, we enact appropriate systems, processes and measures to mitigate and contain potential mass outbreaks, risks and safeguard our Westlite community. These measures are implanted across all Singapore Westlite Accommodation workers dormitories.
As the COVID-19 situation evolves, our safe management measures at our Westlite Accommodation dormitories may change depending on the latest guidelines and recommendations from the government and the Assurance, Care and Engagement (ACE) Group. The list of measures list below are non-exhaustive and may be relaxed depending on the latest guidelines. To learn more about latest safe management measures, please email enquiry@westlite.com.sg.
Donating Items to Our Westlite Residents
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in foreign workers dormitories, we have been receiving many generous donors’ enquiry regarding donations to our residents. We are heartened by the generosity of the public as well as corporate and non-profit organisations, and we are grateful for your kind actions to help make this challenging period easier for our residents.
As announced and shared by the Ministry of Manpower on 29th April 2020, donations do require additional manpower and logistical planning to deliver, store and distribute the items to our residents. In order to streamline the process and ensure that all donations are targeted at addressing the residents’ needs, please visit SG United portal at www.sgunited.gov.sg/donate. This will allow the Inter-agency Taskforce to continue to channel community support and donations more effectively to foreign workers who may benefit most from it.
In order to streamline the process and to ensure that all donations are targeted at addressing the residents’ needs, please visit SG United portal at www.sgunited.gov.sg/donate.
Alternatively, you may also email Tan_Shu_Xiang@mom.gov.sg and Geraldine_Wang@Mom.gov.sg for matters relating to donations to foreign workers dormitories.
In order to ensure that both the physical and emotional wellbeing of our residents are taken care of, we have listed down some of the recommended items to donate, as well as other guidelines with regards to donations for your reference.
What You Can Donate
Guidelines for Donation
Enough For All
Our dormitories house residents from different nations, races and religions. If only a few specific groups of residents have access to donations, this might cause a sense of unhappiness and negativity amongst the rest who do not have access to the donations. Being isolated and confined within their rooms is already taxing on their emotional wellness, and we need to avoid actions or activities that could make minorities or individual groups feel neglected, or potentially sow discord within the community.
Keeping It Safe & Healthy
We have catered three meals for all our residents, and that includes pre-dawn meals for our Muslim residents during the Ramadan period. All catered food are freshly prepared and residents are advised to consume within 2 hours to prevent food poisoning. In order to minimise exposure to illnesses like food-poisoning, we do not recommend donating fresh food or produce. However, we welcome dried food donations as these can be consumed over a longer period of time.
Why can’t I donate to specific groups of residents?
Our dormitories house residents from different nations, races and religions. If only a few specific groups of residents have access to donations, this might cause a sense of unhappiness and negativity amongst the rest who do not have access to the donations. Being isolated and confined within their rooms is already taxing on their emotional wellness, and we need to avoid actions or activities that could make minorities or individual groups feel neglected, or potentially sow discord within the community.
Why can’t I donate fresh food or fresh produce?
In order to minimise exposure to illnesses like food poisoning, we do not recommend donation of fresh food or produce. We know you will take the necessary measures to ensure freshness of donations, however there might be cross-contamination during transportation or distribution. Therefore, to reduce the risks, we will not accept fresh food and produce as donation. However, we welcome dried food donations as these can be consumed over a longer period of time.
If I have only limited quantities to donate, what can I do?
You may contact Ministry of Manpower via www.sgunited.gov.sg/donate or email Tan_Shu_Xiang@mom.gov.sg and Geraldine_Wang@Mom.gov.sg to offer your donations. If you intend to donate only to Westlite residents, do specify so in your communication to MOM. We will store limited quantity items until we have accumulated enough to be distributed to all residents.
Can I personally distribute items to the residents?
In order to safeguard both our residents as well as the public, we will not allow unauthorised entry into the dormitory premises. As such, you may deliver the items to our dormitories, but arrangements will be made to receive your donations at the outside of our dormitories’ entrance. Your understanding and cooperation will be greatly appreciated.
Can I take photos during the delivery of donations?
Our dormitory team will help you with taking and sharing photos after the delivery. If you need to use your own equipment for photo taking, please note that the images will be subject to approval of use by our Corporate Communications department, which will be advised one day after the delivery.
Can I share the donation images on my social media accounts?
Yes, you may share the approved images on your own social media accounts. However, please share the post with our Corporate Communications department team too.
Who can I contact for more information regarding donations?
You may visit www.sgunited.gov.sg/donate or email Tan_Shu_Xiang@mom.gov.sg and Geraldine_Wang@Mom.gov.sg for more information regarding donation to dormitories.
As a a dormitory operator, Westlite Accommodation takes an active approach in communicating to our stakeholders through various channels to keep them abreast of the situation within the dormitories, as well as to facilitate stakeholders in reaching out to us.
With the new movement control measures for foreign workers living in dormitories, we understand it is hard to know-how are our residents coping with the situation. We have set up various social media channels to share snippets of what our residents are experiencing now.
Westlite Accommodation YouTube Page
Centurion Corporation Limited Official Facebook Page
To keep employers updated on their employees’ wellbeing in our dormitories during the early onset of COVID-19 in 2020, we started weekly newsletters that included important information, daily happenings amongst residents and new measures we implemented, as well as other initiatives we introduced to keep our residents’ morale high.
“We are happy to receive and very informative about the dormitory activities. As an employer, it is very useful to know about your way of taking care of the residents in the dormitory.” View more
Mr Ramanathan, HR Manager, JEL Maintenance Pte Ltd.
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