The inferior status of these workers is further inscribed in the social spaces that they occupy in Singapore. Of particular concern is perhaps (the state of) the accommodation in which some of these workers are being put up by their employers. For male construction workers, which include PRC nationals, abject living conditions in make-shift structures, and even cargo containers, next to their worksites are not uncommon (Chan, 2011). A 2008 episode involving a state initiative to reaccommodate some 600 manufacturing and services sectors foreign workers in a newly converted dormitory reveals the difficulty that these low-skilled migrants face in improving their lot. As the said dormitory was to be located in a major residential estate, news regarding its construction was immediately met with fierce public opprobrium about the prospects of having to live at close proximity to the migrant workers (Channel NewsAsia, 2008