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People do not fill connected to Singapore. Bring a multicultural and multiracial country, Singapore does not have something to connect all the citizens in Singapore. The government has tried to promote the hawker culture. AS more hawkers are built near HDBs and making it convenient,  more people would visit and eat the cheaper food it provides. This would then give people something unique in their country, in Singapore which they can proudly say.

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Citizens can engage in hawker culture as it can help strengthen their sense of belonging. Singapore have many Hawker centres around the countries where foods from all culture can be found at. This can make people of every race and religion feel more bonded together and will feel more connected to the country. Therefore, by bonding, the citizens will feel more belonging to the country.

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Migrant workers are being mistreated by their agencies. Migrant workers sleep in cramped dormitories and are dangerously seated in the back of the lorry Migrant workers shaped Singapore or at least built the foundation and this is sad that they are mistreated. They are also promised a meagre pay but were paid even less. Thus, Migrant workers are being mistreated by their captives.

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Citizens can volunteer to either physically help the society or they can also volunteer to be a counsellor to help others through hard times and that could be great help to the community. Other than volunteering they can also donate either money so that the less fortunate are able to buy their daily necessities or they can donate food to migrant workers or elderly for example and that can help them even in the simplest ways.
-rui hong

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The government can strengthen citizens’ sense of belonging by integrating hawker culture in Singapore. Singapore does not have any unique culture, which has led to many Singaporeans lacking a sense of identity with Singapore, thus reducing their sense of belonging in Singapore. The way that the government can amend this is by reintegrating an old heritage of Singapore’s that is unique to Singapore: hawker culture. Hawker culture was very prevalent in the past, however it has slowly been dying off as Hawker centres become less popular in comparison to restaurants and as less young people aspire to be hawkers. Recently, the UNESCO declared hawker culture as one of Singapore’s defining parts of its unique culture. The government has been providing schemes to attract more young Singaporeans to join the industry, and has been renovating Hawker centres to be more suitable to the public and the hawkers in the present age. By bringing back hawker culture, Singaporeans will have something to relate themselves to, and feel a sense of identity as the citizens of a country that loves hawker food. Thus, it will make Singaporeans feel as though they belong in this country, as they now have an identity separate from stereotypes that may be offensive made by the rest of the world.

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often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve common goals, such as protecting the integrity of their trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and retirement), and working conditions through the increased bargaining power wielded by solidarity among workers. Trade unions typically fund the formal organization, head office, and legal team functions of the trade union through regular fees or union dues. The delegate staff of the trade union representation in the workforce are made up of workplace volunteers who are appointed by members in democratic elections.The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members (rank and file members) and negotiates labour contracts (collective bargaining) with employers. The most common purpose of these associations or unions is "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment".[1] This may include the negotiation of wages, work rules, occupational health and safety standards, complaint procedures, rules governing status of employees including promotions, just cause conditions for termination, and employment benefits.Unions may organize a particular section of skilled workers (craft unionism),[2] a cross-section of workers from various trades (general unionism), or attempt to organize all workers within a particular industry (industrial unionism). The agreements negotiated by a union are binding on the rank and file members and the employer and in some cases on other non-member workers. Trade unions traditionally have a constitution which details the governance of their bargaining unit and also have governance at various levels of government depending on the industry that binds them legally to their negotiations and functioning.Originating in Great Britain, trade unions became popular in many countries during the Industrial Revolution. Trade unions may be composed of individual workers, professionals, past workers, students, apprentices or the unemployed. Trade union density, or the percentage of workers belonging to a trade union, is highest in the Nordic countries.[3][4]

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often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve common goals, such as protecting the integrity of their trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and retirement), and working conditions through the increased bargaining power wielded by solidarity among workers. Trade unions typically fund the formal organization, head office, and legal team functions of the trade union through regular fees or union dues. The delegate staff of the trade union representation in the workforce are made up of workplace volunteers who are appointed by members in democratic elections.The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members (rank and file members) and negotiates labour contracts (collective bargaining) with employers. The most common purpose of these associations or unions is "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment".[1] This may include the negotiation of wages, work rules, occupational health and safety standards, complaint procedures, rules governing status of employees including promotions, just cause conditions for termination, and employment benefits.Unions may organize a particular section of skilled workers (craft unionism),[2] a cross-section of workers from various trades (general unionism), or attempt to organize all workers within a particular industry (industrial unionism). The agreements negotiated by a union are binding on the rank and file members and the employer and in some cases on other non-member workers. Trade unions traditionally have a constitution which details the governance of their bargaining unit and also have governance at various levels of government depending on the industry that binds them legally to their negotiations and functioning.Originating in Great Britain, trade unions became popular in many countries during the Industrial Revolution. Trade unions may be composed of individual workers, professionals, past workers, students, apprentices or the unemployed. Trade union density, or the percentage of workers belonging to a trade union, is highest in the Nordic countries.[3][4]

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migrant workers come to Singapore to search for a better life and higher pay so that they can send money back to their family and support them. But the agencies that hired them will take advantage to either underpay or not even pay them for multiple months, even though they were promised around 15k but get only get paid around 3k per year. the migrant workers work very hard in the construction zone and deserve to have a comfortable place to rest in but instead they are forced to live in dormitories which have really bad living conditions

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The government can strengthen citizens’ sense of belonging by promoting hawker culture. Singapore does not have a proper or fixed culture as we are full of different races in the nation, promoting hawker culture could allow Singaporeans have a sense of identity since hawker culture is mostly native to singapore. Hawker culture has been identified by UNESCO as part of its Intangible  Heritage list, placing hawker culture in a positive light. By doing this, more Singaporeans could see hawker centre as something that is part of our identity as citizens of singapore, allowing them to have a better sense of belonging.

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People can influence government decisions through unions , unions are non government organisation that fight for the rights of citizens which are made up of citizens.  One example of union is NTUC which refers to the national trade union congress , they fight for rights of people such as when there is mistreatment of employees , the NTUC will confront the government to impose new laws or rules such that epmloyees gets treated fairly . The union helps to voice out the citizens opinions as unions usually has more political power than normal citizens having a stronger influence against the government and the government will more likely comply to the request of the unions . Thus by requesting help from unions  it is easier to reach out to the government to influence their decisions , for the benefit of society .

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Citizens can help women who were abused. An NGO( non. Government organisation) called AWARE, focuses on helping women. Violence against women is one of the most widespread human right violation till this day and recently, domestic violence and sexual abuse has been on a rise since COVID-19. The consequences of this is that women and families surrounding them will be greatly affected mentally and physically. AWARE is a Singapore based woman's rights organisation. It achieves this through research and advocacy, education and support services. AWARE also has a sub-centre called SACC which focuses primarily on women who has been sexually assaulted. It provide hotlines and legal services to support women. Furthermore, SACC helps women to bring the sexual abuser to court, serving justice and making society a safer place for women to live in

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What are Unions? Unions are basically organisations that aim to represent and voice out opinions of the under represented to the government. Most unions are Trade Unions.
How can Unions influence government decisions?:
By joining a trade Union, people can voice out their problems and then voice out their solutions to these problems, these solutions then can be easily noticed by governments.
Popular examples: Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company and NTUC.

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the citizens can contribute to the society by volunteering at an elderly home or by helping at a migrant worker centre. By volunteering at such centres, we can help the community to make it a more bonded and friendly place.

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Singapore made a singaporediscover voucher to promote a sense belonging for the citizens. This is a voucher given by the government to help boost Singapore’s tourist industry. It is a 100$ voucher that can be used for entry to various tourist attractions in singapore. Examples of these places include hotels, attractions and selected tours.

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Protecting women from sexual abuse and harassment.
Sexual assault happens on mostly women, and sexual assault in adulthood impacts not only the victim, but also the victim’s family and friends as well as society as a whole. In this regard, Sexual assault is a public health problem that concerns everyone. Victims may experience potential consequences that can last a lifetime and span generations, with serious adverse effects on their daily life, family and friends. With SACC from AWARE, an NGO organisation, women can get treatments, justice, and help.

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The citizens can volunteer at elderly homes or migrant workers dormitory. We can bond with them and make friendships with them.

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Citizens can help reduce the waste generated in Singapore by supporting campaigns such as BYO bring your own Singapore by Zero Waste SG . Which aims to encourage consumers to bring their own reusables when purchasing items, especially in this COVID period where using signals use items are very common which is one of the reasons more waste are produced. Zero waste SG work with retail outlets across the island and implements charges when uses the single-use items or offer incentive to buyers that brought their own reusables. Besides that ,Zero waste SG also teaches school and the public how to recycle properly which can increase rate of recycling while reducing the amount of waste collected. Hence lesser waste can be generated in Singapore if citizens actively participate in this type of campaign. If lesser waste is generated , Semakau landfill would be able to last for a longer period of time.

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Citizens can come together to make a petition to make something better like making a petition to request the government to focus more on migrant workers by giving them more subsidies or more funds to improve their living conditions, giving free meals and helping them to get their money back from employers
-rui hong

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People can volunteer to help people in need as well as people who seem to be working “too hard”, for example migrant workers

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People don’t take food wastage seriously. The food wastage rate doesnt seem to be going down at all. Currently,the effort of publicity of reducing food wastage is not working very well.When people see advertisements or posters regarding food wastage,they tend to ignore them and think that it is not their responsibility to reduce food wastage.

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we can start by joining beneficial unions that help contribute back to the society.Unions are organisations of people that aim to represent the voice of the opinions of the under represented. By joining a worker union, individuals are able to represented better, their problems and complaints can be discussed and shared among their peers allowing for solutions to be achieved. These solutions can then be voiced out as a group of people, allowing the government to take notice of these problems faster.If an individual or even many individuals were to petition or raise their concerns alone, the government would take much longer to care and resolve their problems.By being in a group,workers can voice their opinions out”louder”
A good example of a Non government organisation that influenced government decisions is the Migrant Workers’ Centre(MWC).MWC,set up in 2009, is a bipartite initiative of the National Trades Union Congress(NTUC) and the Singapore National Employers’ federation.The MWC is a non-government organisation whose mission is to fight for the fair employment practices  and the well-being of the migrant workers in siangpore. The MWC does this by pursing 4 main thrusts,namely:Promoting equitable employment practices as well as awareness of migrant workers’ employment related rights, Providing interim humanitarian assistance and aid for distressed migrant workers, Promoting social integration through the provision of social support networks and structures, Advocating for fair resolution and assertion of migrant workers’ rights.They have over 4000 migrant worker ambassadors that help them to gain the trust of the workers. They also organise events where students are able to interact with migrant workers that help to dispel the myth that all the workers are monolithic.
This shows that we can actually join unions that influence the government decisions and help the work of the good of the society.

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Food waste is becoming an increasingly rampant problem in Singapore. This is an issue that can easily be solved from input by general citizens. This can be said as the input that is already being given by citizens is doing a lot to help with the situation. Non government organisations(NGO) such as

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Food wastage is one of the most alarming issues that Singapore face nowadays as the rate of food wastage is not going down.

The organisation SG FOOD RESCUE aims to help reduce food wastage in Singapore and raise awareness of the importance and methods to reduce food wastage. The organisations has different programs to solve the issue. There is the veggie rescue, food rescue and F&B rescue operations. The organisation collects food that is no longer sellable or expired but still can be consumed through these programs and donates it to people who need it. For example, soup kitchens and charity organisations. This ensures that consumable food would not be wasted but consumed instead.The organisation also gives talks to teach people about food wastage and how it can be prevented. This can help reduce food wastage as more people would be aware on how to tell which food can still be consumed safely and avoid throwing away consumable food. What the organisation is doing not only helps society to reduce the food wastage. Donating the unsellable food to charity organisations would also help by allowing the organisation to spend more money on supporting their cause as they do not need to spend that much money on food.