Basic Theory

Leaving one's home to work overseas can be difficult. I can say this from my personal experience, having moved twice from Korea to New Zealand and then to Singapore. It is not easy to assimilate into a new country and to adapt to new customs.  

Being a small country with limited human resources, Singapore needs the services and the manpower that foreign workers bring. Cleaners, construction workers, domestic helpers from countries such as Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand toil daily in our midst, performing tasks shunned by the general local population. They provide a valuable service that enhances our lifestyle and comfort.   

I hope my project will at least give us a chance to appreciate what we have around us, and to offer a glimpse into the lives of foreign workers, so as to enhance our understanding of them. This is a small step we can all take to help the foreign workers to assimilate into our truly multicultural society.