How Telugus in Singapore Marked Labour Day May 20, 2021, 18:47 IST
Singapore: The Telugu Society of Singapore celebrated International Labor Day on Saturday, May 1. Around 800 local Telugus attended the gathering, which was a fun event that was held virtually over Zoom and YouTube. Tollywood Manchu Vishnu was among the participants who wished everyone a happy Labor Day.
In the event of a crisis, the Telugu community in Singapore, according to Kotireddy, the society s president, will always be there for the Telugu working-class. They applauded the Singapore government s response to the Covid crisis. Employees did not have access to insurance for accidents that happened outside the workplace, he said, and added that a proposal had been presented to the Indian High Commission in Singapore, which had also responded positively.
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