SINGAPORE – Ministers and migrant worker groups alike paid tribute to the contributions of foreign workers on a very different May Day on Friday (May 1). Manpower Minister Josephine Teo thanked them for their contributions to Singapore in a Facebook video and assured them many Singaporeans were supporting them as they tide through Covid-19. “With your support, we will succeed. And we can celebrate together at the right time,” said Mrs Teo. National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who also co-chairs a taskforce tackling the coronavirus outbreak here, said in a Facebook post: “We also remember our migrant workers and all that they have done for us. “That’s why we are going all out to take care of them and ensure their overall well-being.” Foreign workers have been the focus of this year’s May Day celebrations as they make up a disproportionately large group of Covid-19 patients, and government leaders have assured these workers their health and other needs will be taken care of. Public agencies are also working with non-governmental organisations on these efforts. Migrant advocacy group Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home) organised a special Labour Day dinner for about 50 foreign domestic workers living in its shelter. The… Read full this story
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