Film
A Day with the Labourers
1985 · 9m · Documentary
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Overview
This film is an expository documentary that discusses the livelihood of migrant workers in Singapore and how they are treated as a transient and disposable workforce in the 1980s. The demand and influx of migrant construction workers reached a high in the early 1980s as Singapore started the tunnelling works and construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. The film was a response in defending the dignity of the workers and highlighting the contribution of foreign labour towards Singapore’s development.
Crew
- J.R. KambleDirector
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1985
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 9m
- Genres
- Documentary
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