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SINGAPORE: All 89 affected workers of the Jurong Shipyard oil rig mishap which occurred on Monday will receive free handsets and prepaid calling cards.
StarHub, which initiated the project, linked up with the Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) to sponsor the used handsets that were in good working condition.
The telco also sponsored the prepaid calling cards for the workers at Sembcorp Marine.
Representatives of Sembcorp Marine, MWC, the Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Employees' Union and StarHub were present at the distribution which saw some 30 workers receiving their handsets along with prepaid calling cards containing a value of $138.
The remaining 59 workers, who were not present at the gathering, will receive their items at a later date.
Mr Edmund Ng, Executive director of MWC, said: "Migrant workers have travelled far to provide for their families back home. This unfortunate incident has caused workers to lose their phones resulting in them being unable to update their families on their health and progress.
"It is not just a phone that you are giving these workers, you are gifting them with contact with their families. It was a kind gesture which we are sure has made these workers happy."
Meanwhile, one more worker injured in the rig accident has been discharged from hospital on Thursday. The worker was warded in West Point Hospital with a hairline fracture on the shin.
Sembcorp Marine said two more workers are still warded at the National University Hospital. They will need minor surgery on the ankles.
A total of 89 workers were injured when the rig at the shipyard tilted to one side on Monday.
- CNA/ck/de
