Sometimes, cases of a migrant worker's less-than-ideal living conditions are made known to public, thereby prompting action from the authorities or kinder members of the public.

Like in August last year, when the Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) conducted a spot check and discovered that a group of foreign workers employed by three construction companies were forced to pay a quarter of their monthly salaries for meals that were prepared and packed more than 12 hours in advance — i.e. mostly inedible:

The National Environment Agency (NEA) advises that ready-to-eat meals should be consumed within four hours from time of preparation.

They were also subjected to cramped and unhygienic living quarters:

Home-cooked food for migrant workers

On April 28, a local initiative called Itsrainingraincoats — a community that distributes leftover Starbucks food among migrant workers — put up the following Facebook post on offering home-cooked food for these workers:

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The writer then shared photos of the food a lady and her neighbours had cooked for the workers:

The writer then encouraged others to do the same, as the workers would likely be happy to receive some (better, and at least edible) food.

And this certainly looks to be the case — especially if the experiences of others before this are anything to go by:

If you would like to contribute to this effort, or have any queries, you can message the group through their Facebook page.

Top image from itsrainingraincoats Facebook post

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