相信是受到冠病19后遗症的影响,两名客工分别中风和心脏病发而瘫痪,本地客工组织“客工亦重”(TWC2)则协助募款相助。 40岁的卡纳坎(Guballa Kanakam)和38岁的西瓦(Balasubramaniyan Siva Vadivel),原本都是四肢健全的壮汉,也没有潜在疾病,却突然中风和心脏病发作。 无症状感染 医生诊断发现他们此前曾感染冠病,但由于是无症状,他们自己也毫不知情。 据客工亦重叙述,至少四名客工,在冠病影响下面对长期血栓(long-term thrombotic)后遗症,其中就包括上述二人。 卡纳坎半身不遂无法说话,但西瓦也同样卧床不起无法说话。客工组织称,他们很可能无法完全康复,不能再扛起养活家人的担子,家中也有老小要照顾。 此前有数万客工受感染,也可能会有客工面对后遗症的影响,带来的候国仍是令人心疼的。 客工亦重则呼吁热心人士捐款,截至目前为止已筹获1万7千余新元的善款。如有意捐献可点击此链接:(https://give.asia/campaign/help-two-migrant-workers-seriously-ill-after-covid-19#/)
上月22日,邻国马来西亚英语媒体《新海峡时报》(The New Straits Times)发表一篇文章《在新加坡的马来西亚籍街友》(Homeless Malaysians in Singapore)。 文章形容,一些马劳因疫情影响,新马边境关闭,有者被迫在公园长凳露宿、在公厕洗澡,甚至有时要饿肚子来节约开支。文章采访一名34岁名为沙鲁丁的男子,他告知记者,超过百名马劳无法负担房租而无家可归。作为家中唯一赚钱养家糊口的人,他们也不敢轻易放弃工作,再者返马隔离住宿开销逾2千令吉(约700新元)。 对于上述文章,人力部在昨日(3日)发表文告,指出该部在上月23及27日,联系了报导中的沙鲁丁以了解详情,但后者无法给出他们具体的姓名和联系方式,也承认未直接和员工交谈,以确认是否真的没有居所。 文告也指沙鲁丁澄清,并未告知《新海峡时报》“逾百名马劳露宿”,也不认识任何没有住所的马劳。 文告解释,狮城政府有跨机构的工作团队,由社会和家庭发展部、警察部队、人力部等组成。团队都会在全岛进行例行检查,若有街友都会转介到相关机构提供协助。 官员们在上月26日进行例行检查,到全国多处巡视至深夜,包括沙鲁丁列出的地点,但未找到有任何工作准证持有者露宿街头。 文告解释,任何露宿者,包括工作准证持有者都会得到协助。人力部也强调雇主对外籍员工的责任,需安排住宿给他们员工,但如果雇主无法这么做,外籍劳工中心会为他们安排临时住所。 当局也与各个非政府组织保持联系,以转介任何露宿街头的工作准证持有人。人力部声称过去数月,尚未收到非政府组织的任何转介。若民众发现有工作准证持有者,面对住宿问题,可联系人力部或外籍客工中心(MWC)热线6536 2692以寻求进一步协助。 疫情初期有马劳滞留本地 数单位提供协助 不过,回溯今年3月份,确实有马劳因为马国政府实施“行动管制令”,滞留新加坡,有者露宿街头,不少民间人士和组织也立即施以援手,安排住宿。
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