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短片揭清洁工住垃圾站两年 建屋局火速安排入住临时租房

by Yee Loon
22/10/2018
in Main story, 人情冷暖, 劳工, 社交媒体, 社区
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身体抱恙中年清洁工R先生,申请建屋发展局租屋不果,在组屋垃圾处置站住了近两年。网民上载访问R先生的视频遭到疯传,也引起荷兰-武吉知马集选区迪舒沙和建屋局的关注。建屋局也随即发文回应,将安排R先生在本周先入住临时租房,解燃眉之急。

事缘上周四,一名林姓民众发现,清洁工R先生住在锦茂19A座组屋后的垃圾处置站。影片中显示,放置大型垃圾箱空间后方的两个小室,就是R先生的睡房和沐浴室。

根据视频中与林姓民众的对话,R先生透露本身是新加坡公民,刚从印尼搬回来,两年来向建屋局申请组屋,但是在议员帮忙下,至今都没有结果。由于在附近任职清洁工,所以就近住在这间垃圾处置站。

R先生也透露自己刚出院,身体状况欠佳,有心脏和呼吸系统问题。他说希望建屋局能安排租用组屋给他,虽然暂住在垃圾站,但比起露宿停车场或组屋楼下,至少现在有瓦遮头。

影片上载后遭网民疯传,点播率高达6万9875次,但是网民对短片中R先生的处境反应不一。有者质疑R先生没有透露更多实情且“扮可怜”,不过随即遭网民挞伐,指出不管他过去做错了什么,但不代表就应该剥夺他生活的尊严。

上载短片的民众也回应,老者只是希望有瓦遮头,租用组屋就已足矣,甚至不要求是否有房有厅,这难道要求太高了吗?“他只是努力生存…没有向大家讨过一分钱,只是希望能有一个居所让他好好休息。”他认为,老者需要比较卫生、舒适的环境养病,垃圾站显然不是养病的好地方。

建屋局:已安排临时租房给R先生

建屋局也注意到有关R先生的视频,马上发文回应,解释R先生在去年首次申请租用组屋,由于他自身不符条件(妻儿非新加坡公民),建屋局另安排他申请租住宅。不过他并没继续完成申请手续。

建屋局也指出,今年9月,议员迪舒沙替R先生上诉申请,建屋局也再次联系R先生,但是他拒绝了建屋局提供的单身者联合住房计划(Joint Singles Scheme)。他表示较后将连同一名家属再提交租屋申请。

“R先生申请长期的住房计划,建屋局已经再次联系他,作为应急措施提供他临时租房,先提供他合适的住房环境,解决燃眉之急。“建屋局表示,将竭力协助R先生,希望各界理解并呼吁民众停止对R先生的处境做其他揣测。

迪舒沙:短片内容“未反映事实全貌”

至于议员迪舒沙也另外在脸书贴文,称过去数周都见了R先生几次,影片所说的故事也”不全面“。他也解释,早前R先生没有接受建屋局的联合住房献议,因为他不愿和另一人同居一室。

”R先生也申请了社区财务援助,目前还在审核中和等候他提交相关文件。我的选区团队会提供协助,包括分发购物券给他。“

他补充,本身也敦促市镇会,继续聘用R先生,保障后者有稳定收入。

不过,他也在帖文中回应,往往上载视频很简单,营造负面的情绪,但却不能反映事实全貌。

“在镜头的背后,还有很多工作在默默进行,来改善居民的生活。我会和社会及家庭发展部以及建屋局官员一起,致力寻找解决方案。R先生也透露自己不清楚短片的拍摄目的。”

虽然迪舒沙声称,其选区团队背后也在为许多工作“默默耕耘”,不过何以他会默许R先生住在不卫生的环境下长达两年,我们不得而知。如果不是网民发短片揭露此事,建屋局是否会马上作出安排,让R先生先入住临时住房呢?

或许,迪舒沙也应该为揭露此事的民众和网民致谢,感谢大家对R先生的关心,让当局能从速为R先生安排合适的住所?

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