Staff Reporters
Dec 7, 2011

BBH intern living as a migrant worker in Singapore

SINGAPORE - A 22-year old Briton is living and working as a migrant worker for two weeks (ending 18 December) in Singapore as part of an internship project.

Napier working alongside Singapore's migrant workers
Napier working alongside Singapore's migrant workers

The project, Made by Migrants, was created by an international group of interns from BBH Asia-Pacific who were tasked to "do something good, famously" as part of 10-week internship programme, BBH Barn.

The team of interns, comprising Victoria Phantharangsi from Sydney, Mark Choo from Singapore and Ian Napier from Manchester, were inspired by Singapore's migrant workforce. For the past week, Napier has been staying in dorms, travelling to and from sites and performed tasks expected of him alongside migrant construction workers. His experience has been documented via video blogs, diary entries and photos uploaded daily on the Made by Migrants website.

“What we aim to achieve over the next couple of weeks is to give an insight into the life of a migrant construction worker. These men literally build our cities and we want to explore their identities as more than just a collective workforce,” said Phantharangsi.

At any given time, 50 per cent of Singapore's population are foreigners. Migrant workers view the chance to work in Singapore as an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty they and their families would otherwise be trapped in.

The project's aims to foster a deeper understanding of the people who contribute to Singapore's society,  and to unite people across the world with the recognition that everyone works to better themselves.

Source:
Campaign Asia

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