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After three years, we’ve reached the final issue of ‘Beyond the Bricks,’ a publication series created in collaboration with @sgforfws to shed light on the lives of migrant workers in Singapore. Our last issue is a special one dedicated to our friend @rubel_arnab , who has been instrumental in connecting us with other migrant workers in this series. He is now battling incurable cancer. Despite the tough news, he’s still bravely advocating for workers’ rights and hopes Singapore can create a better system to support workers facing medical challenges during their time here. We’d also like to express our gratitude to @rubel_arnab for using his voice to bring our communities together as the founder of @migrant_cultural_show_sg , @migrantlibrary and his love for our country. We’re grateful for his lasting impact and send him all our love ❤️ To read the entire publication, click the link in our bio or visit: beyondthebrickssg.com/home/issue_10 This special edition was designed in collaboration with @vanessa_ban #studio29sg #sgforfws #DesignSG #migrantstories

@rubel_arnab , one of many who helped build Singapore 🇸🇬, has an incurable cancer. But in the face of bad news, he’s fighting for his life, and speaking up about worker rights. He hopes Singapore will be able to develop a system and framework to better support workers with medical issues which may surface during their time here. Click the link in bio to learn about Rubel’s journey to date. We’d also like to thank @rubel_arnab for using his voice to knit our communities together as the founder of the @migrant_cultural_show_sg and for his love for the city! You’ve made your mark ❤️🫡 and we wish you well ❤️❤️❤️ With many thanks to @studio29.co and @vanessa_ban for the design of our final issue #singapore #foreignworkers #advocacy

Rubel has been so supportive of SGforFWs and our Beyond the Bricks series. Let’s pray hard for our brother and help help him out for the last leg of his life by donating at the link in bio. Links to the cna article and donation page are also in our stories today

‘Beyond the Bricks’, is a publication series developed in collaboration with @sgforfws to spotlight the lives of migrant workers in Singapore. Issue 9 features poet and domestic helper Artika. In this issue, she honestly recounts her struggles settling in and how she has learnt to champion herself. She also graciously shares her award winning poem with us from the Singapore Migrant Worker Poetry Competition 2019. 
To read the entire publication, please visit: beyondthebrickssg.com/home/issue_09

This edition was designed in collaboration with @jochaitea Text by Artika and Prairie Soh

#studio29sg #sgforfws #SocialGood #migrantworkers #SGUnited #DesignSG #PublicationDesign #migrantstories

How intense 😤were her first employers? Read on to find out how poet and domestic helper Artika escaped them in this honest recount of her life in Singapore. She shares about her struggles settling in and how she has learnt to champion herself 💪🏽 Check out our #ezine via the link in bio /home/issue_09/ #labourday #fws #migrant #migrantstories #singapore Text: Artika and Prairie In collaboration with @studio29.co Design: @jochaitea

Have you found your voice? Check out Issue 8 of Beyond the Bricks and share Rowena’s story. Link in bio. Rowena X Students from Temasek Polytechnic’s Global Citizenship & Community Development Module Creative Direction and Design @studio29.co in collaboration with @gd.joey @_amanddaaa @kell.yy__ @kexllyy

Seen one too many cases of abuse in the press lately. Let’s treat our helpers with love and respect. FDW abuse is one of several topics Rowena broaches in the latest issue of BTB. Link in bio! Rowena X Students from Temasek Polytechnic’s Global Citizenship & Community Development Module Creative Direction and Design @studio29.co in collaboration with @gd.joey @_amanddaaa @kell.yy__

Words of wisdom as we cruise into 2023! Courtesy of dear Rowena! The 8th issue of Beyond The Bricks, in collaboration with TP students, is out now. Link in bio! Rowena X Students from Temasek Polytechnic’s Global Citizenship & Community Development Module Creative Direction and Design @studio29.co in collaboration with @gd.joey

Thank you for reading Geryl’s story! Click the link in our bio for other issues: /home/

Over the last 2 years, the teams at Studio29 and SGforFWs have been working closely together, to produce ‘Beyond the Bricks’; publications written and designed by volunteers, spotlighting different migrant workers in Singapore and showcasing their diverse stories and backgrounds. In that time, we have also been developing and designing a digital library to house these stories and we are very proud to share that the site is now live! /home Website Creative Team: @Angelinalourdes @sabrinamnoor Publication Design Curated by Studio29 Issue 1 In Conversation with Madhavan Ram (@ramasamy_madhavan ) Written by Melody Zaccheus (@marlodee ) Designed in Collaboration with YABAI YABAI (@yabaiyabai__ ) Issue 2 In Conversation with Md Mamun Ali (@mmaun_12 ) Written by YS Designed in Collaboration with Farah H (@frafrafrah ) Issue 3 In Conversation with Hossain Khan Written by Jia Min Designed in Collaboration with Sabrina Noor (@sabrinamnoor ) Issue 4 In Conversation with Jasmin Uddin (@jasim_235 ) Written by Angela Macasinag (@foundmyhonour ) Designed in Collaboration with Angela Macasinag (@foundmyhonour ) Issue 5 In Conversation with Md Mamonur Rashid (@rashidmdmamonur ) Written by Yeo Sam Jo (@samjoexotic ) Designed in Collaboration with Allison M. Low (@allisonmlow ) Issue 6 In Conversation with Shafin Ahmed Sunny (@shafinahmedsunny ) Written by Joanne Seow (@Jopomelo ) Designed in Collaboration with JQ Lee (@sp8cefish ) Issue 7 In Conversation with Geryl Written by Keng Gene (@kenggene ) Designed in Collaboration with Nat Noor (@uhmuhnuh )

"In the past, some of my helper friends were not even allowed to dress better than their employers… People would look down on us in malls, as if we couldn't afford anything. It felt like we were being discriminated against because we were helpers. But I think now there's less of that, people respect us more." Read more about Geryl's life and experiences in Singapore over her 12 years here in our 7th edition of Beyond The Bricks at beyondthebrickssg.com via the link in our bio. #singapore #lifeinsingapore #community #migrantworkers #stories #media Volunteers: Writer KG Designer @uhmuhnuh Website creative direction and design by @studio29.co in collaboration with @sabrinamnoor

Hands up if you’re in your 30s. In her 33 years of life, Geryl, a Filipina based in Singapore for 12 years, has gone through much heartbreak. She shares her story with us in our 7th edition of Beyond The Bricks, including the unimaginable pain of missing her mum’s passing. (Read more at beyondthebrickssg.com — link in bio.) Please give Geryl’s story your support by sharing the link with each other: friends, family (your folks and kids etc), and colleagues etc. Thank you Geryl for sharing your story and experiences with us. #singapore #lifeinsingapore #community #migrantworkers #stories #media Volunteers: Writer KG Designer @uhmuhnuh Website creative direction and design by @studio29.co in collaboration with @sabrinamnoor