While December is the busiest time of the year for air-conditioning companies, one employer decided to make the festive season extra meaningful for his migrant workers.
Stomper Hermes Xhika, the owner of Lion City Air Conditioner Services, told Stomp he arranged for two of his Bangladeshi technicians’ families to fly to Singapore so they could reunite over Christmas and New Year.
The 33-year-old Albanian who moved to Singapore in 2014 said December is usually impossible for his workers to take leave as it is the industry’s peak period.
Most of them spend the entire year in Singapore away from their loved ones.
“This year, I wanted to do something special,” he said. “Instead of letting them celebrate Christmas alone again, I decided to fly their families to Singapore.”
Mr Xhika said watching the technicians hug their spouses and children after months of separation was emotional for everyone present.
“As a boss, I believe good work comes from a good heart,” he said.
