Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2),
a non-profit advocacy and support group for exploited migrant
workers, has done a bunch of outreach programs, such as the Cuff
Road Food Programme in Little India, where restaurants serve free
meals to migrant workers. This week, they put out another call to
action, one that should be pretty easy to help out with if you have
old smartphones lying around.
The 2G network—used by many migrant workers to keep in touch with
their families back home or in times of need—will no longer be
available in Singapore by April 2017. Workers without 3G or better
phones will struggle to call home, or even reach out to aid
organizations such as Home and TWC2 when they are being exploited.
TWC2's recent video series really drives home the point.
So if you're
upgrading to the iPhone 7, or just happen to have a bunch of unused
3G phones lying around, click here to learn how to get them to
someone who needs one.
http://sg.asia-city.com/city-living/news/help-singapore-migrant-workers-by-donating-your-old-phones