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SINGAPORE: The boss of a local demolition firm made an appeal for Singaporeans to treat foreign workers with kindness, saying he does not understand why some in Singapore appear to enjoy bullying workers from other countries.<\/p>\n
In a June 24 video on the TikTok account for Apex Demolition, the boss, who has been identified as Jeff Gay, said more than once that \u201cForeign workers are human too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Explaining that due to the nature of his business, his team is full of foreign workers, who, as he explained, left their hometown just to come to Singapore for work.<\/p>\n
And at times, life in the city-state is not easy, particularly when they get bullied, as well as when security guards purposely stop them from entering a job site, or when their neighbours scold them for being noisy or dirty.<\/p>\n
The worst incident that happened was when the lorry owned by Mr Gay\u2019s company was hit with eggs, seemingly when the workers were using it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I heard about it, I was furious. So I told my in-charge to just take a video of the guy who threw eggs at us. No need to be scared. I\u2019m coming down now,\u201d he said, adding that this is why he believes the workers feel that he\u2019s \u201cjust like their big brother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Gay also said that he always helps the men who work for him, because this is his responsibility as their boss\u2014to take care of them and protect them.<\/p>\n
He appealed to Singaporeans not to discriminate against foreign workers but instead to treat them with kindness.<\/p>\n
\u201cForeign workers are human too,\u201d he said again, adding, \u201cIf we don\u2019t have them, who is going to do their job?\u201d<\/p>\n
His video has since gone viral, with many commenters praising Mr Gay for his attitude toward the men who work for his company. This will work well for him, as workers who are cared for do better jobs, others added.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are a good boss\u2026 If you treat them good, they will appreciate and do even better than others because they appreciate you as well,\u201d wrote one.<\/p>\n
\u201cCompletely agree, we need more bosses like him in Singapore,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n
\u201cPower la ur boss\u2026 RESPECT!! This type of video must go viral\u2026 learn to respect other humans! Can be from any nation, China or India or Bangladesh or Indonesia, male or female, all are humans. Respect a human cos they deserve the respect. Being born in a poor country wasn\u2019t their mistake at all; many ppl might be gifted but doesn\u2019t mean they can look down on someone,\u201d chimed in a third. \/TISG<\/p>\n