http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/foreign-workers-volunteer/1553532.html
More than 300 foreign workers from the construction industry spent part of their rest day to help clean a 7-kilometre stretch of East Coast Park on Sunday morning (Dec 28).
The initiative, which started at 8am, was organised by their employer GATES PCM Construction.
The company said the workers, who participated in the clean-up, did so voluntarily. They come from countries such as India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar and the Philippines.
The initiative is part of the firm's corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts.
Mr Sivanessan Kitnasamy, director of GATES PCM Construction, said: "A lot of them are veterans in Singapore - some have been here as long as 12 to 14 years. So, these guys have a little bit of sense of belonging to Singapore and this is one of the ways they can display that."
One employee, Mr Kaleeswaran Vdaiyar, said: "I don't mind taking half a day of my rest day to help clean East Coast Park, because I like Singapore, and I want to help clean the park. I like to do social service."
One park user told Channel NewsAsia she was grateful for the clean-up efforts. Ms Katherine Ee said: "I feel thankful, very thankful. Since I know that they are doing it on a volunteer basis, I think if I jog past them, I will appreciate their efforts and say thank you.”
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