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从2015年开始,国内至少有七座小贩中心,以社会企业模式经营。 本地有114做小贩中心,在2027年前,还会增减13座小贩中心。不过根据卫生部兼环境及水源部高级政务部长许连碹博士,日前在拜访淡滨尼综合站小贩中心时,曾对媒体表示,未来是否会继续沿用社企模式,还有待评估。 早前有小贩反映,他们在这些社企经营的摊位,被征收附加费用,例如高达1千200元的中央清洗碗盘费。而一般社企小贩中心,管理层所征收的中央洗碗盘费用,约介于600-800元。 淡滨尼综合站小贩中心,也被誉为首个24小时营业的小贩中心。 事实上,就有读者在两年前,在咖啡店集团旗下子公司OTMH,于2016年11月正式接管淡滨尼小贩中心前,致函本社申诉,有关社企管理层对小贩们的要求,形同要落实“现代版的奴隶制”。 当时,有关读者有意申请该小贩中心摊位,于是联系社企OTMH公司,被告知业者需至少营业12个小时,最长24小时。 鼓励小贩经营超过12小时 这意味着,要实施现代咖啡店24小时不打烊概念,管理层可以要求摊主们拉长经营时间,也更倾向于把摊位租给愿意长时间工作的小贩,最好是能24小时、每周七天都营业。 读者认为,小贩和其他辛勤工作的新加坡人一样,也需要休息和休假,他们也要陪家人子女。压榨小贩们的劳动和时间,剥夺他们应有的休息,藉此最大化小贩中心的盈利。 该读者也质疑,为何审核小贩申请资格的不再是环境局,而全权交给有关社企公司。 他认为,完全由该公司自行决定而不是公开招标,有欠公平。这是因为小贩中心是用公款建设,政府才是拥有者,社会企业只是管理小贩中心的代理人。 “为何他们(指社企)可以被赋予如此多自由,在不公布遴选过程的情况下,来自行选择小贩?”…