Migrant Mutual Aid

The pax sticker was originally introduced to improve the safety of migrant worker transportation in lorries. However, workers continue to get injured or killed as the back of lorries are inherently unsafe for passengers.
This campaign reinterprets the pax sticker to bring attention to a set of numbers that usually go unnoticed.
On June 22, 2010, 3 Chinese migrant workers - Li Jia Jun, Qiu Min Jin, and Li Xian Long, died when the lorry they were ferried in mounted a kerb, hit a guard rail and landed on its side on the PIE. 2 workers were killed on the spot and the third died later that day. Although the decal of the lorry indicated a maximum of 13 passengers, it was reported that at least 17 workers were present at the accident site. “He came [to Singapore] to give us a better life,” the son of one of the deceased workers said as he clutched his father’s photograph to his chest.
Toffazal Hossain, a 33-year-old Bangladeshi national, and Sugunan Sudheeshmon, a 28-year-old Indian national, were travelling on the back of a lorry with 15 others when it crashed into a stationary tipper truck on the PIE on April 20, 2021. Toffazal, the sole breadwinner of the family, is survived by his wife and 2-year-old son. Sugunan's mother, a migrant domestic helper working in Singapore at the time, expressed her grief, sharing, "I never expected to bring him back as a deceased body. He had so many dreams; I wasn't anticipating them to be shattered."
On July 3, 2012, 18 migrant workers were hospitalised and 19-year-old Indian national, Mathialagu Kathiravan, was killed when the lorry they were transported on collided with another lorry. Although the lorry had been retrofitted with higher railings and a canopy, Kathiravan and 3 other workers were flung out during the collision. According to one of the 25 workers present, the railings broke upon impact. At the time of the incident, Kathiravan had only been employed in Singapore for three months.
On August 23, 2007, 13 migrant workers were flung out of the back of a lorry after it was hit by a swerving car during the morning rush hour on the PIE. The impact caused the lorry to spin a few times and overturn, throwing all 13 workers out of the vehicle. The accident killed 24-year-old Solai Raj from Tamil Nadu. 7 other men were hospitalised, with several sustaining severe head injuries. The lorry was carrying the exact number of workers it was licensed to – 13.
26 migrant workers were injured after a 3-lorry pile-up along the Kranji Expressway on July 18, 2023. 2 workers were trapped in the front passenger seat of a lorry and had to be rescued using hydraulic rescue equipment. A TikTok video by user “alexkutty117” captured the aftermath of the accident, showing workers receiving medical attention from SCDF personnel at the rear of one of the lorries.

Stick these all-surface decals on a prominent surface to display your solidarity. Whether it’s on your vehicle, water bottle, or your laptop, choose any spot where it will catch the eye. Let’s put an end to this dangerous, dehumanising and discriminatory practice.

Register your interest for a free decal kit below.

We are Migrant Mutual Aid

We are a self-organised group of individuals with no affiliation to any organizations. We seek not to be ‘middlemen’ but to be facilitators; to create a system where people can anonymously and directly redistribute resources to migrant workers and to advocate for their rights.

What You Can Do

There are various ways to actively engage with our cause. You can take the initiative to organize events and projects, or express your concerns by writing letters to your MPs or relevant ministries. Additionally, leveraging social media platforms is an impactful way to raise awareness and advocate for positive change.

To continue supporting our work, you may also choose to make a one-time or monthly recurring contribution to our Standing Solidarity Fund (SSF) on the payment box on the right (or below on mobile). SSF contributions go to a dedicated bank account from which we disburse funds directly to support migrant workers (prioritising the most urgent cases) and our ongoing fundraisers. A small portion of the fund goes towards the admin costs of running this website (domain, server, etc).

All donors receive a monthly newsletter detailing the breakdown of how the SSF is used each month.

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