While the global COVID-19 pandemic confined many of us to our homes, there are still many workers who continue to serve in their respective industries to provide us with the essential services.

SMOU first reached out to our seafaring members who were due to sign on their next voyage. They were encouraged to collect SMOU Care Packs from the SMOU One Stop Service Centre which carried items that will help them keep safe and healthy even as they perform their duties onboard ships.

To keep Singapore going, workers like our seafarers, who keep the global supply chain moving; cleaners; security officers; and private and public transport workers have to carry out their jobs while preventive measures continue to increase. Some groups, such as healthcare workers, have been tirelessly attending to those in need of medical attention, while others are diligently managing the spread of the virus. SMOU Exco, Young SMOU, and volunteers came together to prepare care packs that contain necessary protective items as a gesture of appreciation for the hard work of our workers!

During the months of March and April 2020, SMOU also distributed 1,000 SMOU Care Packs as supplementary supplies to the workers from other unions whose members served at the forefront to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. They are the Union of Security Employees Singapore (USE), Amalgamated Union of Public Daily Rated Workers (AUPDRW), National Taxi Association (NTA), National Private Hire Vehicles Association (NPHVA), National Transport Workers’ Union (NTWU), Healthcare Services Employees’ Union (HSEU), and Building Construction and Timber Industries Employees’ Union (BATU).