Workers' dormitories in an industrial park in Bac Ninh province. (File photo: VNA)Speaking at the event, Minister of Construction Nguyen ThanhNghi said his ministry pays particular attention to building housing for specialistsand workers at industrial parks.
The development of integrated urban-industrial models amid the COVID-19 pandemic must be done without disruptions to productionand supply chains as well as workers’ living quality, he said.
Siah Gim Lim, Senior Vice President of Singaporeanconsultancy company Surbana Jurong, said the island country is piloting thetransformation of existing industrial parks into worth-living industrial citieswhich comprise not only hi-tech industrial areas but also residential buildings,schools, office and commercial buildings and amusement parks, providing allkinds of services to residents.
A 4.0 industrial park integrated with residential andnon-industrial zones would smooth the way for production and prevent supplychains from being disrupted, even if there are COVID-19 outbreaks.
Jason Poh, Chairman of Centra Group, said most workers’housing projects in Singapore were built near production zones at industrialparks, offering all necessary technical, social infrastructure and urbanservices so any COVID-19 outbreaks can be quickly zoned off and contained withouteffecting workers’ life and production.
He suggested Vietnamese cities and provinces to corporate Singaporean experience in planning industrial parks amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic./.
VNA
