More than $1m in SingapoRediscovers vouchers 'donated' to help foreign workers and the less privileged

Migrant workers from construction company LC & T Builder enjoying a ride on the Singapore Flyer on March 28, 2021. PHOTO: ITSRAININGRAINCOATS
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SINGAPORE - Close to $1 million worth of tickets have been donated to sponsor trips on the Singapore Flyer for migrant workers served by non-profit organisation ItsRainingRaincoats (IRR).

Sixty per cent of the tickets were donated by Singaporeans who paid for the rides in the form of SingapoRediscovers vouchers, while the remainder was matched by the Singapore Flyer.

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