SPD Bank donates curry puffs to migrant workers

Singapore

SHANGHAI Pudong Development (SPD) Bank's Singapore branch on Thursday donated 5,000 Old Chang Kee curry puffs to more than 260 workers' dormitories.

The initiative - with the support of non-governmental organisation Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach, and Singapore Press Holding's Lianhe Zaobao - reached out to more than 12,000 migrant workers, mainly from India, Bangladesh, and China.

Four staff from the bank's Singapore branch helped to pack goodie bags with items such as crackers, detergents, and other daily essentials, and also assisted in delivering them to two big dormitories in Woodlands.

In accordance with the circuit- breaker measures, the supervisor, with a maximum of two workers assisting at any given time - all wearing masks - collected the cartons outside their dorms.

Xu Jun, general manager, SPD Bank, Singapore branch, said: "Migrant workers are an integral part of our social and economic fabric. Their well-being has a direct impact on our livelihoods, not just in terms of infrastructure and smooth running of day-to-day systems but also in terms of economic progression.

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"Many of our corporate clients in the construction and oil sectors who own production factories and plants have seen their businesses being affected, and this has had ripple impacts on our bank.

"In today's closely connected community network, we do not function alone so helping our workers community is also, in a way, helping ourselves. This is both needful and meaningful."

Holster Md Firoz, 38, who works for a steel piping factory, said: "I'm very happy now, because I have dates for Ramadan, so I can break fast with them. I have a family here and am grateful. I have worked here for 11 years and want to continue staying here."