Familiar strangers living in Singapore Source, Source This is a common sight in Singapore. We all know who they are — they are the people who build our houses; they are the people who clean our houses. Yet we barely know much about their cultural background, which is quite disgraceful considering the fact that they literally built our nation. Our progress as a country would not have been possible without the sweat and blood of these migrant workers. A group of four college students in Singapore recognised this social issue in Singapore and have come up with a campaign to tackle this problem: Familiar Strangers. Familiar Strangers and what it does Source Kenji Kwok, one of the group members, said that the main concept of this project is to humanise migrant workers in the eyes of Singaporeans. The campaign collects and shares stories of low-wage migrant workers in Singapore online through Facebook, Instagram and Youtube to create awareness. Why is there a need for this campaign? Source Kenji Kwok said: If you were to ask Singaporeans “Do you know about migrant workers?” they would be like, “yeah I know there are migrant workers near my house, building my house. He added that Singaporeans however, are not […]
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