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#SGMuslims4MigrantWorkers: Help migrant workers in distress access food and medical care

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Migrant workers in Singapore are far from home, in debt, and without income if they get injured or lose their jobs. Let's help them this Ramadan!


#SGMuslims4MigrantWorkers: Support for Destitute Muslim Migrant Workers in Singapore

Scroll to the bottom for Malay translation of the campaign / Tatal ke bawah untuk terjemahan bahasa Melayu kempen ini

UPDATE 27 JUNE 2018: Join our public Facebook group at http://bit.ly/sgmuslims4migrantworkers to receive updates! We hope to run this campaign every Ramadan iA :) 

UPDATE 18 June 2018: We have extended our campaign till 1 July 2018 to try to raise enough funds to help another worker who needs brain tumour surgery. Please click on the 'Updates' tab to read about it! Thank you and please continue spreading the word!

UPDATE on 10 June 2018: Thanks to your generosity, we've just hit our target of $40,000!! We're still welcoming zakat and non-zakat donations until the campaign ends, because anything you contribute will still go a long way towards the meal programme and the medical bills of workers like Rana (several of whom are still waiting in line for funds to seek treatment). Scroll down to "Where Your Funds Will Go" for details. Huge thanks to everyone who has so generously donated and shared our campaign so far!

Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) feeds up to 800 workers a month, for about $2 to $3 a meal. This costs approximately $40,000/month. Their meal program is only for men who are not permitted to work or earn money, but are required to remain in Singapore to assist in police investigations against their employers or while the authorities process their claims (for example for unpaid salaries or compensation for injuries). When the investigations or their claims have been resolved, they are not able to find new employment without going home and starting the process again from abroad.

TWC2 spends further thousands of dollars on medical care needed for injured workers. The vast majority of these workers are Muslim, yet the Singapore Muslim community has so far not been a significant donor. This Ramadan, let us begin a movement to change that. The zakat and charity given by the Muslim community each year can easily go towards providing food and medical needs for the one of the most vulnerable Muslim communities in our midst. 

Pictures courtesy of TWC2.

Why They Deserve Our Help

There are many reasons why a migrant worker in Singapore may lose the ability to work. Typically, when a worker lodges a workplace injury or salary dispute claim with the Ministry of Manpower, their employer cancels their work permit, leaving them stranded. Other workers may be physically unable to work after suffering injuries. Other workers have simply have been cheated and arrived in Singapore on a work permit tied to a company which does not exist. These workers have almost always incurred huge debts to pay agency fees in order to come to Singapore, making the loss of income even more devastating. 

Muslim migrant workers fall within not only one but several categories of beneficiaries eligible to receive zakat. They are at once among 

  • "al-fuqarâ (poor) or 
  • "al-masâkîn (needy) (depending on their individual situation), and also 
  • trapped in debt and 
  • wayfarers in a foreign land. 


We spoke to Ustaz Muhammad Mazdiuky about this campaign and he says, "They can accept zakat. They are confirmed from asnaf Ibnu Sabil (travellers), Miskin (poor) or Gharimin (in debt). Wallahu'alam."

Ustaz Ashraf Anwar agrees. "I endorse this campaign", he says, "as migrant workers certainly meet the requirements of the three asnaf (categories) mentioned by Ustaz Muhammad Mazdiuky."


Rana's Story - Just one of Many

This is Rana Mohammad Masum. 

Rana is a 22 year-old Bangladeshi worker in Singapore. As is typical for most migrant workers, a member of Rana's family sold most of her livestock to raise S$20,000 for Rana's work placement in Singapore. 

A year ago, Rana fell face-first off a 4-metre high platform in the course of his work, splitting his jaw and and remaining unconscious for the next 15 days. For the next 9 months, Rana could not speak or eat properly. Even today, Rana still has difficulty with his speech. When he filed his workplace injury claim with the Ministry of Manpower, his employer cancelled his work permit, so he can no longer work in Singapore. 

While waiting for his case to be resolved, Rana developed kidney stones, which he cannot afford to  treat. His employer cannot pay either because they’re in debt, and have not even paid Rana the compensation due from his injury. While waiting for the means to undergo treatment, Rana remains in great pain.

A hospital has given a $20,000 estimate of the medical costs necessary to treat Rana (subject to a scan to determine a treatment plan). TWC2 started a campaign to raise funds for Rana's medical treatment, but they have so far raised barely $2000 of a $10,000 target. 

TWC2 assists many workers like Rana. 

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Where Your Funds Will Go 

Your funds will be given directly to TWC2 for the meal programme (Muslim and non-Muslim migrant workers) as well as to pay for the medical needs of injured Muslim migrant workers. As mentioned previously, they spend approximately $40,000 a month on the meal programme, and the estimated medical bill of a worker like Rana is already $20,000. So our goal of $10,000 does not even cover a month's worth of meals or one worker's medical needs. But we hope that this is a start for our local Muslim community and inshaAllah in the years to come, more and more of our zakat and charity can be channelled to this under-served group in Singapore. 

IMPORTANT: This is a joint campaign for both the meal programme and medical expenses. Approximately 90%-95% of the meal programme recipients are Bangladeshi Muslims. But due to the difficulty of separating funds to feed Muslim workers versus non-Muslim workers, we are applying the zakat we receive only towards the medical needs of injured Muslim workers. We welcome regular (ie non-zakat) charity for the meal programme. The Giving Levels you see are designed to help you indicate the nature of your donations. 

Pictures courtesy of TWC2.


"Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler…" (An-Nisaa’ 4:36)



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#SGMuslims4MigrantWorkers - Mari Bersama Dengan Pekerja Asing Muslim Yang Memerlukan Bantuan

KEMAS KINI 18 June 2018: Kami telah melanjutkan tarikh akhir kempen ini kepada 1 July 2018 untuk mencuba We have extended our campaign till 1 July 2018 untuk cuba meningkatkan dana yang cukup untuk membantu pekerja lain yang memerlukan pembedahan tumor otak. Sila klik pada tab 'Updates' untuk membacanya! Terima kasih dan sila teruskan menyebarkan kempen ini!

Kemas kini 10 June 2018: Hasil kemurahan hati anda, kami berjaya mencapai sasaran sebanyak $40,000!! Kami masih lagi menerima zakat dan derma sehingga kempen berakhir, kerana setiap sumbangan akan disalurkan ke program pengagihan makanan dan kos perubatan pekerja warga asing seperti Rana (dan beberapa pekerja lain yang masih lagi menantikan dana untuk dirawat). Sila rujuk ke “Saluran Dana Anda” untuk butiran selanjutnya. Terima kasih sekali lagi atas semua sumbangan anda dan bantuan anda dalam menyebar kempen kami!!

Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) membantu seramai 800 pekerja asing sebulan dengan memberi mereka makanan yang berharga dalam $2/3 setiap jamuan . Ini menelan belanja dalam lingkungan $40,000 sebulan. Program makanan ini hanyalah untuk pekerja asing yang tidak dibenarkan untuk bekerja atau menjana pendapatan tetapi harus menetap di Singapura kerana membantu siasatan polis terhadap majikan mereka ataupun menantikan keputusan tuntutan mereka oleh pihak berkuasa. (Contohnya seperti gaji tertunggak atau ganti rugi kecederaan). Setelah siasatan atau tuntutan selesai, mereka tidak dapat/boleh mencari pekerjaan baharu selagi tidak pulang dan memulakan proses pencarian itu dari luar negara.

TWC2 juga membelanjakan ribuan dolar untuk rawatan pekerja yang tercedera. Sebahagian besar pekerja-pekerja asing ini beragama Islam, akan tetapi masyarakat Islam Singapura belum memberi sumbangan yang ketara setakat ini. Ramadan ini, marilah kita mulakan langkah untuk mengubah kenyataan itu. Zakat yang diberikan oleh Masyarakat Islam setiap tahun boleh membantu meringankan beban salah satu masyarakat Islam yang teraniaya.


Mengapa mereka memerlukan bantuan kita?

Ada pelbagai kemungkinan mengapa seorang pekerja asing hilang keupayaan untuk bekerja. Mereka mungkin tercedera,syarikat majikan ditutup tanpa diberikan gaji berbulan-bulan lamanya ataupun mereka mangsa penipuan; mereka tiba di Singapura dengan permit pekerjaan untuk sesebuah syarikat yang tidak wujud. Pekerja-pekerja ini lazimnya telah menanggung hutang yang besar kerana bayaran agensi untuk datang ke Singapura. Ini membuatkan kehilangan sumber pendapatan terasa lebih perit.

Pekerja asing Islam termasuk bukan hanya satu malahan beberapa golongan yang layak menerima zakat. Mereka sekaligus termasuk:

  • yang fakir 
  • ​yang miskin
  • Al-Ghaarimiin: yang berhutang dan perlukan sokongan kewangan dalam menguruskan keperluan harian
  • Ibnussabiil: musafir yang kehabisan bekalannya


Kami merujuk Ustaz Muhammad Mazdiuky tentang program ini dan dia berkata, "Mereka boleh menerima zakat. Mereka tergolong dari asnaf Ibnu Sabil (musafir), Miskin atau Gharimin (berhutang). Wallahu'alam."

Ustaz Ashraf Anwar bersetuju. "Saya menyokong kempen ini", dia berkata, "kerana pekerja asing tersebut memang memenuhi syarat-syarat tiga asnaf yang disebutkan oleh Ustaz Muhammad Mazdiuky."

Kisah Rana


Rana Mohammad Masum adalah seorang pekerja Bangladeshi di Singapura berumur 22 tahun. Seperti nasib majoriti pekerja warga asing yang lain, keluarga Rana menjual ternakannya untuk membiayai kos penetapan Rana di Singapura sebanyak $20,000.

Setahun yang lalu, Rana mengalami kecederaan yang sangat parah, apabila jatuh tersembam dari pelantar paras ketinggian 4 meter sewaktu bekerja. Rahangnya terbelah dan beliau tidak sedarkan diri selama 15 hari. 9 bulan kemudian, Rana masih tidak mampu bertutur dan makan dengan mudah. Sehingga kini, beliau masih mempunyai kesukaran untuk bertutur. Setelah beliau melaporkan tuntutan kecederaannya, beliau dikhabarkan bahawa permit kerjanya dibatalkan. Akibatnya, beliau terkandas dan tidak lagi dibenarkan bertugas di Singapura.

Sementara menunggu kesudahan kesnya, Rana menghidap radang buah pinggang, dan tidak mampu membiayai kos rawatan tambahan. Majikan beliau tidak dapat membiayai kos perawatannya juga kerana masih berhutang dan belum lagi melunaskan bayaran pampasan akibat kecederaannya. Ini bermakna, Rana terpaksa menantikan rawatan dan penyelesaian hutangnya dalam kesakitan yang teramat.

Sebuah hospital telah menghadiahkan sekitar $20,000 kos perubatan yang diperlukan untuk merawat Rana (tertakluk pada imbasan untuk menentukan rancangan rawatannya). Kempen mengumpul dana untuk rawatan perubatan Rana, yang ditubuhkan oleh TCW2 ini sehinggi kini hanya dapat mencecah hampir $2000, dari sasarannya sebanyak $10,000.

TWC2 membantu ramai pekerja warga asing seperti Rana.

Saluran Dana Anda

Berikut adalah kos perbelanjaan bulanan dan kos pembiyaian perubatan para pekerja warga asing Muslim.

1)$40,000 - program pengagihan makanan

2)$20,000 - anggaran kos perubatan


Justeru itu, sasaran kami ($10,000) masih tidak dapat memenuhi pembelanjaan dan kos bulanan mereka. 

Semoga usaha ini dapat membantu mengurangkan bebanan pekerja warga asing yang terkandas di Singapura akibat kos kehidupan yang melonjak tinggi serta ketidakupayaan mereka akibat kemalangan sewaktu bekerja, dapat diringankan dengan bantuan dan saluran bakti masyarakat Islam setempat.

PENGUMUMAN: Kempen ini adalah untuk program makanan dan perbelanjaan rawatan. Dalam 90%-95% penerima program makanan adalah warga Islam Bangladesh tetapi oleh kerana kesukaran untuk mengasingkan dana untuk pekerja Islam dan bukan Islam, zakat yang kami terima hanya akan digunakan untuk rawatan pekerja Islam yang tercedera. Kami mengalu-alukan sumbangan bukan zakat untuk program makanan. Giving Levels adalah untuk menyatakan jenis sumbangan anda.


Gambar-gambar ihsan TWC2


"Sembahlah Allah dan janganlah kamu mempersekutukan-Nya, dan berbuat baiklah kepada kedua orang tua, kaum kerabat, ayak-anak yatim, orang-orang miskin, jiran tetangga yang dekat dan jauh, teman sejawat dan musafir yang terputus bekalannya.." (An-Nisaa’ 4:36)






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