Showing posts with label Foreign workers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foreign workers. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Passers-by, including foreign workers, spring to action after crash

Source Website: http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/passers-including-foreign-workers-spring-action-after-crash
By Ng Hui Wen, The New Paper, 27 March 2018 at 06:00 am


Foreign workers pitched in to direct traffic following an accident involving a car and a motorcycle in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 last Saturday night.
PHOTO: Foreign workers pitched in to direct traffic following an accident involving a car and a motorcycle in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 last Saturday night.
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When Ms Justina Tan heard the sound of a horn followed by a deafening crash from her Ang Mo Kio Housing Board flat last Saturday night, she rushed out to the corridor to see two people lying on the road below.

From the seventh storey of her block, she noticed a woman jogger rendering aid to the accident victims, as a few passers-by called for an ambulance.

What really captured her attention was the sight of foreign workers from a nearby construction site coming over to help direct traffic, said Ms Tan, 24, who is unemployed.

TRAFFIC CONES
She told The Straits Times yesterday that the workers had taken it upon themselves to set up traffic cones along a stretch of the road.

They also used light sticks and a stop/go sign to alert motorists and ease the flow of traffic.

In response to queries, the police said they were alerted to an accident involving a car and a motorcycle in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, towards Yio Chu Kang Road, at about 11pm on Saturday.

The motorcyclist, a 30-year-old, and his 25-year-old pillion rider were conscious when taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, police added.

The Straits Times understands they suffered minor injuries.

In a Facebook post on Sunday night, Ms Tan lauded the workers for their kind act.

The post was shared widely online, with other social media users similarly touched by the events.

She said: "I wanted to highlight the positive actions of the foreign workers because oftentimes, Singaporeans take them for granted.

"To see them springing into action like this warms me deeply."

She added that the ambulance arrived within a few minutes of the accident, and she took a few photographs before returning to her flat.

A Bangladeshi foreign worker, named Amjonota Azu on Facebook, commented on Ms Tan's post, saying:

"Thanks a lot, madam. (We) always try our best."



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By Ng Hui Wen, The New Paper, 27 March 2018 at 06:00 am
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[1] Ng Hui Wen, The New Paper, Passers-by, including foreign workers, spring to action after crash, posted on 27 March 2018 at 06:00 am, http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/passers-including-foreign-workers-spring-action-after-crash

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Sunday, December 13, 2015

S'pore kids bring cheer to foreign workers with games, food and gifts

Source Website: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/spore-kids-bring-cheer-foreign-workers-games-food-and-gifts
By Jessica, ljessica@sph.com.sg, AsiaOne, Friday, 11 December 2015


Packets of chicken rice were delivered by a group of fun-loving children to workers at a dormitory in Singapore recently.
PHOTO: Packets of chicken rice were delivered by a group of fun-loving children to workers at a dormitory in Singapore recently. The boys, aged between 9 to 13, also brought with them gifts and old-school games such as 'chapteh' and Snakes & Ladders.
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SINGAPORE - A plate of chicken rice might seem ordinary to most Singaporeans, but to a group of foreign workers, the iconic local dish now holds special memories of a meaningful day spent away from home.

Packets of chicken rice were delivered by a group of fun-loving children to workers at a dormitory in Singapore recently.

The boys, aged between 9 to 13, also brought with them gifts and old-school games such as 'chapteh' and Snakes & Ladders.



Mattias, 12
PHOTO: Mattias, 12: "It's not a lot but it changes a bit of their day, (and) makes them a bit (happier)".
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The special meeting was an SG50 initiative organised by Stamford Catering, which also uploaded a Facebook video showing the highlights of the day.

One of the boys, Ethan, 13, said: "I think it is quite nice for us to show our appreciation (for) them, at least they know that there is someone who still cares for them".



Anthony Eu, 11
PHOTO: Anthony Eu, 11, said that he had anticipated a communication barrier, but realised that his worries were unfounded when he met the workers. "I think they are very bored here," Anthony also said, adding that he was glad to have brought gifts for his new foreign friends.
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"It's not a lot but it changes a bit of their day, (and) makes them a bit (happier)," Mattias, 12, added.

Another boy, Anthony Eu, 11, said that he had anticipated a communication barrier, but realised that his worries were unfounded when he met the workers.



Ethan, 13
PHOTO: One of the boys, Ethan, 13, said: "I think it is quite nice for us to show our appreciation (for) them, at least they know that there is someone who still cares for them".
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"I think they are very bored here," Anthony also said, adding that he was glad to have brought gifts for his new foreign friends.

"It was really nice interacting with them because you could tell that not a lot of people interact with them, and that it made them really happy," Iman Khan, 9, said.

The children, who are from different schools, also had a meal with the workers.



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PHOTO: "It was really nice interacting with them because you could tell that not a lot of people interact with them, and that it made them really happy," Iman Khan, 9, said.
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A worker who participated in the event described the meeting as "wonderful", while another said that the large gathering reminded him of his family in India.

"We cannot give them anything, but they have given me many things," one worker added.

Stamford Catering said on its Facebook page that it would be delivering free food packets to more foreign workers with goodwill messages left by Facebook users before noon on Friday.



Stamford Catering delivering free food packets to more foreign workers with goodwill messages left by Facebook users before noon on Friday.
PHOTO: Stamford Catering delivering free food packets to more foreign workers with goodwill messages left by Facebook users before noon on Friday.
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Many netizens responded and over 680 message were posted by Friday afternoon.

Locals who responded praised the boys for their initiative, and also thanked foreign workers for their role in building the Singapore city.



Locals who responded praised the boys for their initiative, and also thanked foreign workers for their role in building the Singapore city.
PHOTO: The students anticipated communication barrier, but realised that their worries were unfounded when they met the workers.
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By ljessica@sph.com.sg, AsiaOne, Friday, 11 December 2015




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