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Singapore migrant worker mental health in spotlight after self harm incident

Singapore A migrant in Singapore who self-harmed and was pictured bloodied in a stairwell has heightened concerns over the mental health of thousands of low-paid workers confined to dormitories in the city-state due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, Singapore sealed off sprawli

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Published 5 August 2020, 8:00 · Updated 21:26

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Singapore migrant worker mental health in spotlight after self harm incident

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A migrant in Singapore who self-harmed and was pictured bloodied in a stairwell has heightened concerns over the mental health of thousands of low-paid workers confined to dormitories in the city-state due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, Singapore sealed off sprawling housing blocks where its vast population of mainly South Asian laborers live in crowded bunk rooms, in an effort to ring-fence a surge in virus cases among the workers.

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