[ST] Steps to ease movement curbs, boost well-being of migrant workers in the works: MOM
Published: August 2020
Article details how plans are in the works to better support migrant workers' mental health and allow them more freedom to leave their dormitories, as a recent spate of suicides and attempted suicides raises concerns about their mental well-being.
[Jakarta Post] Spate of suicides among migrant workers in Singapore raises concerns
Published: August 2020
Article notes how forced quarantine in dorms and restricted movement order have led to a spate of suicides and attempted suicides by migrant workers, some have been detained under the mental health act. Many migrant workers consider mental health to be a bigger issue than the virus.
[Rice Media] In Phase 2, Migrant Workers Battle Financial Fears And A Mental Health Crisis
Published: August 2020
Delays in returning to work, the spectre of job losses, and a growing sense of powerlessness have been devastating for migrant workers’ mental health. Since April, NGOs and aid groups have seen a rise in migrant worker suicides, suicide attempts and ideation, and self-harm. The absence of a re-opening timeline causes a growing sense of helplessness as the wait goes on.
[TODAY] Managing migrant workers’ mental health a ‘work in progress’, says MOH official after self-harm incidents
Published: August 2020
Singapore’s multi-ministry Covid task force attempts to address mental health issues amongst MWs, which have due to Covid-19 confinement, through planning celebrations of MWs’ ethnic festivals with them and setting up mental health hotlines they can call.