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- Margaret Mead
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This 'mum' to migrant workers in S'pore cooks for them & sets up homely rest areas in dorms
In February 2020, Priya Madan Mohan left her job as a senior finance executive, in the hopes of taking a year-long break after decades of...
Aug 1, 2021


“We’re supporting you!”: 150 children bake goodies to encourage migrant workers
Over the June holidays, more than 150 children banded together to bake cupcakes and cookies for some 7,000 migrant workers, to thank them...
Jul 20, 2021


The Big Read: Grappling with isolation, migrant workers in dorms long for a return to the wider community
The Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach (AGWO) receives at least one or two calls related to mental health issues on average each day from...
Jul 17, 2021


逾20个组织组成外籍劳工援助联盟
新加坡律师公会义务律师事务所和逾20个援助外籍劳工的组织组成联盟,以协助客工、外籍女佣和相关人士更好地了解和善用现有资源与援助,并方便各方协调法律援助工作。联盟旨在集结各方力量和资源,以更好地帮助外籍劳工,援助范畴并不限于法律方面。 律师公会义务律师事务所(Pro Bono...
Jul 7, 2021


Loving the Foreigners—Even When They Have a Deadly Disease
When Singapore detected its first case of COVID-19 in January 2020, containment seemed manageable—until the disease started spreading...
Jun 7, 2021


Safety in action, not words; workers’ lives paramount in transport debate: Panel
How many more migrant workers in Singapore have to die or be injured before their safety becomes the only factor to consider when...
May 24, 2021


Pekerja migran dihargai sempena Aidilfitri
SEKATAN pergerakan Covid-19 diketatkan lagi, namun, lebih daripada 2,600 pekerja migran di 30 dormitori masih dapat menikmati hidangan...
May 15, 2021


开斋节送暖 客工自行领取餐食减少接触
疫情当下的开斋节也不忘传递温暖,客工关怀联盟今年首次通过免接触方式,向居住在30所工厂改建宿舍的约2600名客工分发餐食和缠腰布。 社区病例卷土重来,各项防疫措施收紧,希望工程联盟(Hope Initiative Alliance)旗下的客工关怀联盟(Alliance of...
May 14, 2021


2,600 வெளிநாட்டு ஊழியர்களுக்கு விழாக்கால உற்சாகம்
கடுமையான கொவிட்-19 கட்டுப்பாடுகள் மீண்டும் நடப்புக்குக் கொண்டுவரப்பட்டுள்ளன. இக்கட்டுப்பாடுகளுக்கு இடையிலும் 30...
May 14, 2021


Volunteer groups distribute food, gifts to migrant workers confined in dorms to spread Hari Raya cheer
Several social service organisations have banded together to spread some festive cheer to low-wage foreign workers confined in...
May 13, 2021


2,600 migrant workers receive festive meals amid second Hari Raya with Covid-19 restrictions
Strict Covid-19 regulations are again in place but 2,600 or so migrant workers across 30 factory-converted dormitories still enjoyed a...
May 13, 2021


Calls to review practice of transporting workers in lorries after 2 accidents
Lead director of the Alliance of Guest Worker Outreach (AGWO), Samuel Gift Stephen, has been talking to employers and workers about the...
Apr 27, 2021


Bringing Light to the Migrant Workers this Deepavali
This year, the celebration of Deepavali will take on a different tone for most, as they find themselves confounded with social distancing...
Nov 15, 2020


Spreading festive cheer to foreign workers in dorms
The pandemic has put a dampener on Deepavali for migrant workers but the spirit of the event was celebrated when various organisations...
Nov 15, 2020


Migrant workers receive Deepavali treats from community groups
Migrant workers across 144 dormitories in Singapore received 170,000 packs of festive treats from community groups in celebration of...
Nov 14, 2020


‘I prayed a lot’: Confined for months, a migrant worker saw the grip Covid-19 had on sufferers
To celebrate Deepavali, Mr Shermaraja Arunachalam, a scissors-lift operator, would usually go shopping for new clothes and have a mass...
Nov 14, 2020


The Amazing People and Organisations Helping Communities in Need
The Covid-19 pandemic has put the spotlight on the social and community work needed. This inspired many individuals and organisations to...
Nov 6, 2020


Rev Samuel’s “Dream Team” is on a Mission to Eradicate Poverty
A man who comes to Singapore with dreams can soon forget them. As expectations of a better life gave way to the reality of life in...
Nov 2, 2020


Masks, mats and more
Up to thousands of volunteers joined ground-up initiatives in April to help when dormitories went into lockdown, providing workers with...
Oct 26, 2020


Pastor who led delivery of more than 1 million meals to migrant workers receives award
His evangelist father invited migrant workers home regularly, and the family would host no less than five workers on any given day. Rev...
Oct 18, 2020
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