Corrections and Clarifications
Clarification regarding falsehood published by Singapore States Times on quarantine of foreign workers
6 April 2020
False statement made by Singapore States Times (Alex Tan) on Facebook about the quarantine of foreign workers due to COVID-19
A false statement was made on the “Singapore States Times” Facebook page on 5 Apr 2020, concerning the quarantine of two foreign worker dormitories due to COVID-19.
Falsehood
The post claimed that the foreign workers in these two dormitories would not be paid their salaries while under quarantine – “they are not getting a single cent from 14 days of quarantine”.
This is completely false. The workers will continue to be paid their salaries for the duration of their quarantine. Their period of absence from work is treated as paid hospitalisation leave, as part of the worker’s leave eligibility.
The facts above were published before the post on “Singapore States Times”, and could have easily been verified. To find out more, please read the official statement here.
About “Singapore States Times”
The “Singapore States Times” Facebook page is run by Alex Tan, who lives in Australia. He was also behind the “States Times Review” Facebook page, which was blocked in Feb 2020 after repeatedly posting falsehoods, and refusing to post corrections or comply with the law in any way.