SINGAPORE: Seven migrant workers who helped rescue the driver of the car which fell into the Tanjong Katong sinkhole on Saturday (Jul 26) were presented with a token of appreciation for their efforts on Sunday evening.
The workers – Mr Pitchai Udaiyappan Subbiah, Mr Velmurugan, Mr Saravanan, Mr Veerasekar, Mr Ajithkumar, Mr Chandrisekaran, and Mr Rajendran – each received a Friends of ACE coin from Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash. CNA has asked the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for the full names of the other six workers and for more information on the coin.
In a video posted on Facebook, Mr Dinesh said that he met the workers at their dormitory after they had finished their work.
Mr Dinesh noted that some of them had worked overtime when he arrived to speak to them, but added that it was especially meaningful to be able to present each of them with the coin in recognition of their efforts.
“I think this is a very good example of how our migrant workers help society in general,” said Mr Dinesh.
“Not only do they work in the work sites and build Singapore, especially in the construction sector, but they also step forward and make themselves counted when it’s important for them to do so.”
He also added that presenting the Friends of Ace coin “goes a long way” in recognising the efforts of migrant workers who, despite being far from home, contribute meaningfully to Singapore and are willing to step forward when needed.
“All of them have in their own ways (leaned) forward to support the lady who was in need, and that made a big difference to a situation that would have otherwise been very, very different,” he said.
He also wrote in the post that he is “grateful” to the contributions of the workers to not only Singapore’s progress but also their “many selfless acts and for helping to make Singapore a gracious society”.
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