Centurion Corporation came under fire when a large number of migrant workers in Singapore were infected with COVID-19. A few of Centurion’s worker dormitories were classified as hot spots for the contagious disease and were subsequently gazetted as isolation areas.

To make matters worse, the plight migrant workers are facing has caught the attention of both local and international media. Critics have pointed out that migrant workers in Singapore are mistreated, underpaid, and have to endure poor living conditions in cramped spaces.

Being one of the largest providers for worker dormitories in Singapore with 28,000 beds, Centurion plays an important role in providing living facilities to many of the unsung heroes who have made tireless contributions to Singapore’s overall development. Thus, I tuned in to Centurion’s virtual AGM to find out if the various accusations leveled at Centurion from different media sources were true. 

Here are 10 things I learned