I thought this talk was the most meaningful because it was a very local issue. I had previously been part of a service “healthserve” in grade 8 in which we helped injured migrant workers to entertain them by playing games and such which would stop them from staying in their hostels alone. I thought it was a very good service and I enjoyed seeing the migrant workers smile and have a good time. Although I was in this service I didn’t quite realise all of the details to this problem and why it was so bad. I was glad to hear that the MOM let the migrant workers have a special pass. But then realise that it doesn’t really help them because they no longer get paid during this period.
One part of me thought that this issue is a very big issue in singapore and as she said it will be a “slowburn” but non the less that doesn’t mean we cant help the process
Another part of me was talking to a classmate afterward and we were thinking that in order for a society and economy to work properly you need cleaners and garbage man and things. Not everyone can be a CEO or Boss. But non the less this doesnt mean that those who are CEO’s have more rights than those working at a garbage dump.
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Before reading this post, I had thought that MOM was just an organisation that allowed migrant workers to have a place to learn and spend their time. I didn’t think that they made money, and I was interested to know that they used to make money.
Paolo Fuentes