SINGAPORE: Ground-up initiatives have sprung up to help foreign workers who have been affected by Singapore’s 'circuit breaker' measures that ...
SINGAPORE: Ground-up initiatives have sprung up to help foreign workers who have been affected by Singapore’s"circuit breaker" measures that are aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.
But without clear directives, some of these workers are worried about leaving their premises, while others have been told by their employers to stay inside, said Mr Cai, who is spearheading the effort to hand out the meals.News reports stating that foreign workers are prohibited from leaving their dormitories have further drummed up the unease among the workers, he added.
Five dormitories have been declared isolation areas, in which workers are not allowed to leave their dormitories for 14 days. The Government has stepped in to provide meals for the workers. Workers who need food will be referred through Singapore Migrant Friends, an informal organisation of foreign workers, who then inform the volunteer food distributors.
It is currently collecting donations and putting the bags together, the organisation’s chief executive Sazzad Hossain said, and the packs will be distributed to workers living in factory-converted dormitories.
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