Grab’s career support workshops help increase job mobility for driver-partners

Saravanan Marimuthu managed to secure a job at Bigfoot Logistics after attending career support workshops facilitated by Grab Singapore. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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SINGAPORE - After Mr Saravanan Marimuthu quit his job as a wharf superintendent at Jurong Port in December 2018 to take care of his ailing father, he became a full-time driver with ride-hailing company Grab.

However, when he wanted to return to the corporate world in October last year, Mr Saravanan, 44, felt lost and unsure where to begin.

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