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Moulmein-Cairnhill

Tekka Community on Patrol

3 February 2024

Volunteers guide migrant workers to proper rest areas in Little India every Sunday. See how community partners are working together to care for migrant workers with understanding and respect.

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We officially launched our Tekka Community On Patrol today at Klang Lane. This is important work. Every Sunday, migrant workers come to Little India to rest after a long week of work.

Some like to rest at the HDB void decks at Klang Lane, Chander Rd and other areas. They sometimes block passageways. Some residents are kind, and understand. They'll ask if they can shift so as not to block the passageways. Others are not so kind.

We need to understand, engage and care for our migrant workers better. That's why we have a community partnership here in Klang Lane, with our partners to help find and guide our migrant worker friends to rest areas we have designated for them beyond the HDB void decks.

It's ongoing work. A big thanks to Tekka RC, MoCa Harmony Circle, Migrant Workers Centre Singapore, SINDA Youth Club, Foochow Methodist Church, Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, Singapore, Our Tanjong Pagar Town Council, Angullia Mosque, Rochor Neighbourhood Police Centre, Canadian 2 for 1 Pizza Singapore  and others for partnering us.

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A large group of people posing outdoors near building 672, some in yellow shirts, one person in a wheelchair, holding red bags.
A man in a red shirt holds plastic bags and a snack pack while a group of people stand and gather nearby outdoors.
Two men in polo shirts having a close conversation, with several other people visible in the background.
Man in white polo shirt speaks into a microphone at a MOCA community patrol event in Klang Lane.
Four people converse outdoors near a colorful courtyard, including a young woman with a lanyard and two men in white polo shirts.
Group of people posing together at a Central Singapore CDC community event, one person seated in a wheelchair, holding red bags.
A man in a white polo shirt speaks into a microphone before a seated audience inside a hall with banners.
Five men in casual shirts stand in a covered outdoor area, one speaking while others listen attentively.
A smiling man in a red shirt holds a white styrofoam box while volunteers and seated people gather on a covered sidewalk.
Several men sit on the ground outdoors while a person in a yellow shirt with a lanyard stands nearby.