One Street Away

According to Dr Goh Wei-Leong, Founder and Chairman of Singapore-based social impact organisation HealthServe, the average migrant worker would have paid an agent from between $5,000 and $12,000 Singapore dollars to come to Singapore for work which barely gives him $20 a day. Beyond the low wages, m...

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spelling sg-smu-ink.isl_videos-10002016-10-04T05:38:18Z One Street Away Institute for Societal Leadership, According to Dr Goh Wei-Leong, Founder and Chairman of Singapore-based social impact organisation HealthServe, the average migrant worker would have paid an agent from between $5,000 and $12,000 Singapore dollars to come to Singapore for work which barely gives him $20 a day. Beyond the low wages, migrant workers in Singapore do face a myriad of problems that range from salary disputes and workplace-related injuries to discrimination and loneliness. In this documentary, watch how Dr Goh strives to build a home away from home for men he considers unsung heroes who are working hard to build the pillars of our society. 2015-11-17T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/isl_videos/4 http://www.catalystasiastories.com/one-street-away/ Institute of Societal Leadership Videos eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Asian Studies Leadership Studies Medicine and Health Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
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building SMU Libraries
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topic Asian Studies
Leadership Studies
Medicine and Health
Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
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Medicine and Health
Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Institute for Societal Leadership,
One Street Away
description According to Dr Goh Wei-Leong, Founder and Chairman of Singapore-based social impact organisation HealthServe, the average migrant worker would have paid an agent from between $5,000 and $12,000 Singapore dollars to come to Singapore for work which barely gives him $20 a day. Beyond the low wages, migrant workers in Singapore do face a myriad of problems that range from salary disputes and workplace-related injuries to discrimination and loneliness. In this documentary, watch how Dr Goh strives to build a home away from home for men he considers unsung heroes who are working hard to build the pillars of our society.
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