After failing to book a private-hire ride for 30 minutes, two friends decided to hitch a ride with a migrant worker, sitting on the back of his vehicle.<\/p>\n
On Nov 1, TikTok user @cafeswithrich, shared a short video documenting the ride, with an on-screen caption reading: \u201cThis video really goes to show Singapore\u2019s migrant workers have the biggest hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018He agreed without hesitation\u2019<\/h2>\n
The clip shows the user, who goes by Richelle, approaching the worker in his lorry<\/a> before she and her friend hop onto the back as he drives off.<\/p>\n The clip shows cafeswithrich approaching the worker in his lorry before she and her friend hop onto the back.<\/p>\n PHOTO: CAFESWITHRICH\/TIKTOK<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n In the caption, the 23-year-old student wrote that they had been unable to book a ride on any of the ride-hailing platforms for 30 minutes as it was around midnight and in an \u201culu place\u201d.<\/p>\n They had even approached a few Singaporeans for a lift to a more visible location, but \u201cto no avail\u201d.<\/p>\n At around midnight, they spotted the worker<\/a> preparing to leave and asked if he could drop them off at a nearby spot where they could get transport. He \u201cagreed without hesitation\u201d<\/a>, with cafeswithrich describing him as the \u201ckindest\u201d.<\/p>\n The on-screen caption notes that the worker was sleeping at East Coast Park<\/a> ahead of his 3am shift.<\/p>\n Sharing their brief conversation with him, Richelle says he told them that this sleeping schedule was normal for him. He gets weekends off only after completing an eight-hour shift.<\/p>\n She also says that the worker was returning to India to visit his family for a month and could not wait for the trip.<\/p>\n<\/picture><\/div>
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