More foreign workers will be appointed as volunteer grassroots leaders to help voice out to the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) problems their peers may be facing.
The MWC Buddies Network, set up in 2013, currently has 700 “MWC buddies” and 60 business members. The MWC aims to increase the number of buddies to 1,000 in 2017, and to 2,000 by end 2018.
Besides surfacing workers’ grievances to the MWC, the network helps to disseminate information to workers and give on-the-ground updates and feedback on unfair employment practices and potential incidents, so the MWC can intervene early before problems escalate.
Mr John Britto, 33, an Indian national who works as a driving supervisor here, said: “I joined the network years ago as I like to help people. If the workers have salary or housing issues or other problems at work, I refer them to MWC.”
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Source: The Straits Times, 22 May 2017