Towards the Betterment of Workers’ Quarters Within Construction Site in Light of Covid-19 Pandemic Case Study of Workers’ Quarters in Kuching City South, Saraw

Cotter, Joy Natalie and Wong, Mervyn, Hsin Jyi and Donna Rose Amer, Koesmeri and Ahmad, Abdul Jalil (2023) Towards the Betterment of Workers’ Quarters Within Construction Site in Light of Covid-19 Pandemic Case Study of Workers’ Quarters in Kuching City South, Saraw. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 310. pp. 1-8. ISSN 2366-2557

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Abstract

Covid-19 pandemic has been the cause of the most significant global revolu-tion in recent times. The attack from an invisible enemy had caught the world unprepared since its first reported outbreak from Wuhan, China, in 2019. As a result, challenges arising from that of unimaginable proportions soon followed suit, and the world felt the impact of those challenges on so many levels. Most of the economy's industries had been greatly affected, with the construction industry being one of the hardest hit. Sarawak's con-struction industry is not spared either, as several construction site clusters re-sulting from workers' quarters popped up from the circle. The scenario cre-ates awareness of the importance of improving the quality of workers' quar-ters. The Sarawak State Government, through its Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government, had formulated a guideline for Local Au-thorities on the temporary permit application for workers' quarters' building within construction sites. The response of the permit is studied using a quali-tative approach through a case study of workers' quarters within construction sites in the jurisdiction of Kuching City South as the primary research meth-od. The study is mainly based on observation and literature review and dis-cusses the permit implementation response among the construction industry players. The findings from this paper conclude that the implementation of the permit could be observed further to capture a greater level of compliance and accountability to improve the quality of workers' quarters for occupa-tional safety and the general health of labourers. Keywords: Covid-19, Pandemic, Construction Industry, Construction Site, Workers Quarters, Temporary Permit

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