Are there sufficient efforts in Singapore to provide support and integration of migrant workers in Singapore?

Citizens

Organisations

government

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workplace and employers

help to set up donations for the migrant workers

help to set up resources for the migrant workers to have a good quality of life

help to ease the migrant workers in a new environment

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let migrant workers experience Singaporean cuisine while supporting hawkers hit by the pandemic.

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implemented various regulations to protect migrant workers

Restrictions on the movement of domestic workers by employers lead to isolation and limited access to help.

links

https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/work-permit-for-foreign-domestic-worker/publications-and-resources/resources#:~:text=As%20an%20MDW's%20employer%2C%20you,%2Dgovernment%20Organisations%20(NGOs)

https://www.helperchoice.com/c/10-things-employers-can-do-to-improve-domestic-helper-life

https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/work-permit-for-foreign-worker/housing/employers-responsibilities

what they can do

Implement rules and laws to protect migrant workers -> then the employer will have to follows the rules

links

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provide migrant workers with a comfortable place to stay -> so that they feel at home here, thus staying long term

employers and workplaces can send their workers on courses to help gain skillsets that can help them in their lives even after finishing working with their employer/Provide opportunities for them to pursue her passions

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https://itsrainingraincoats.com/

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https://www.mwc.org.sg/#:~:text=The%20MWC%20is%20a%20non,of%20migrant%20workers%20in%20Singapore

https://www.home.org.sg/#:~:text=HOME&text=Founded%20in%202004%20by%20the,who%20experience%20abuse%20and%20exploitation

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Employers can support her well-being. This includes letting her spend her rest day meaningfully in safe spaces, so that she can recharge and form networks of support outside the household.

Employer also must follow MOM guidelines

trust your Worker to manage her time and duties well

provide them nutritious food or sufficient food allowance ->

Respect their privacy, especially during her days off

however there is only few organisations to help the migrant workers which may not be suffient for a total of 1.4 million migrant workers in Singapore.