The Cuff Road Project

Jobless and short of cash after being 'duped by agents', 50 workers have made the streets their home. The Straits Times covered the story on March 18th 2008, click here for the full story.

Breakfast is at 7am till 9am and Dinner is 6:30pm till 8:30pm. on Mondays till Fridays Lunch is served on Sundays at 11am till 1pm. Sutha's is located at 18 Cuff Road. We have also recently added Isthana Restaurant as one of two restaurants helping to administer the food. They are located on 1C Rowell Road.

Our philosophy is that no one in need should be turned away.  The breakfast consists of idly or dosai plus coffee/tea and the dinners consist of rice and meat items.  The men have a choice of eating in the restaurant or getting take-away.  So far, most have chosen to eat in the restaurant, though many take their coffee to go.  We have been serving almost 400 men a day.  Participants are asked to show a Special Pass (a govt-issued document, which means they do not have a work permit) or evidence that they are injured / have a case pending (a letter from a doctor/lawyer plus a work permit).  The restaurant and volunteers are keeping a log of those served.  We are currently paying S$2 per person per meal.

TWC2  has agreed to administer the funds.  To make a donation, kindly make cheques payable "Transient Workers Count Too" and write "Cuff Road Project" on the back of the cheque.  TWC2's postal address is:

     Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2)
     5001 Beach Road
     Golden Mile Complex
     #06-27, Singapore 199588

Or you can donate online:


I would like to help The Cuff Road Project

My Paper a local free newspaper written in Mandarin and English published an article on the Brogram. Check it out here! 

Apart from providing the free meals, we have work on case management and advocate partners to support the program such as ONE (Singapore) and Focus on India Forum. We have garnered much media coverage on the stories of the men as well which promotes public awareness on the plight of these men. We feel this is important in order to share the stories and hope it will resonate deeply with the rest of the world.  

The men at Cuff Road have had the opportunity to share their stories, the following are some.  

 1) BBC Business, May 1st 2008

Ayyavoo Thuniayar, shares his struggle to survive since attaining injuries at his workplace.

2) The New Paper, May 10th 2008

Elamurugan Chellan, contracted soil disease that caused his toes to drop off one by one.

3) The New Paper, May 25th 2008

Durai Raj brings to us his story of working as a stock market analyst in India before coming to Singapore as a construction worker.

4) The New Paper, May 28th 2008

Owner of Sutha's where the program began was interviewed and gave his insights.

5) Lianhe Zaobao, June 2nd 2008

Food-giving programmes in Singapore, the Cuff Road project was covered.

6) BBC Radio, May 12th 2009

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2009/05/090508_claire_diary.shtml

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