While most suppliers are focused on their deliveries, one local seafood vendor is taking a detour to nourish the community that has helped build Singapore into today’s metropolis.
In a video posted to TikTok on Wednesday (Sept 2), a staff from Catch Seafood can be seen riding a bicycle, approaching two men dressed in construction safety gear.
He then proceeds to ask them if they want food.
“Hi guys, you want free food?” asks the staff. “Pasta, can ah?”
One of the men can then be seen nodding his head.
The Catch Seafood staff then checks if they have seafood allergies and can take spiciness, before handing over two packed meals from an insulated bag.
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The staff continues chatting with them. From the conversation, it is revealed that the two men — one from India, one from Bangladesh — are construction workers having their break time.
One of them intends to get married and start a family when he returns home, adding that Singapore has been good and that his pay is “ok”.
Not the first time
The video, which has garnered over 66,000 views as of publishing time, is the third of a series of videos where the Catch Seafood staff member can be seen giving free meals to foreign workers in Singapore.
The first one was posted on Aug 25, and follows the same format.
The worker in this video said that he has been working in Singapore for 15 years. He goes home to Bangladesh every one to two years to visit his family.
He goes on to praise the rules and safety in Singapore, saying it’s “very good”, but that work here is hard.
“Hard no problem, money also very fast,” he added. “That’s why I like Singapore.”
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Meanwhile, the worker the Catch Seafood staff talked to in the second video of the series, posted on Aug 28, talked about the difficulty of working in Singapore while being apart from his wife and family in Bangladesh.
Still, he prefers working here as it is safer compared to his home country.
By popular demand
Online reactions to the videos have been very positive.
“You guys are truly doing something incredible. Nearly inspired me to go and do it myself,” commented one netizen, while another said: “Is there a way we can support this? Please do more.”
Some even suggested places where Catch Seafood can go next: “A lot of them working at the North-South Corridor project, worked long hours under the hot sun and till late at night.”
In response, the seafood brand said they will search around that area next time.
According to replies by Catch Seafood to queries from commenters, the reason behind the brand’s acts of kindness is to show appreciation to the people who are literally building our nation.
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“Sometimes, the smallest gestures can mean the world to others,” writes Catch Seafood in the caption of its first video.
However, some commenters question the need to film and post the acts of kindness on social media.
AsiaOne has reached out to Catch Seafood for more information.
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