07-01-2022, 07:00 AM
Isabelle Liew
PUBLISHED JAN 4, 2022, 6:59 PM SGT
SINGAPORE - Security supervisor Subramaniam Ramasamy could buy only half the textbooks his three daughters needed to start the school year as he could not afford all of them at one go.
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This year, he was able to buy all their textbooks after receiving cash prizes from the Association of Certified Security Agencies (Acsa).
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Acsa members, the employers of the award recipients' parents, raised $54,700 for the awards.
Some 140 security firms are currently Acsa members. They hire about 35,000 security officers - nearly 65 per cent of the security workforce in Singapore.
Mr Subramaniam, who has been in the security industry for about 15 years, said expenses for his children have been rising, and he struggles to keep up with the costs on his monthly pay of around $3,000.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/c...-education
PUBLISHED JAN 4, 2022, 6:59 PM SGT
SINGAPORE - Security supervisor Subramaniam Ramasamy could buy only half the textbooks his three daughters needed to start the school year as he could not afford all of them at one go.
......
This year, he was able to buy all their textbooks after receiving cash prizes from the Association of Certified Security Agencies (Acsa).
......
Acsa members, the employers of the award recipients' parents, raised $54,700 for the awards.
Some 140 security firms are currently Acsa members. They hire about 35,000 security officers - nearly 65 per cent of the security workforce in Singapore.
Mr Subramaniam, who has been in the security industry for about 15 years, said expenses for his children have been rising, and he struggles to keep up with the costs on his monthly pay of around $3,000.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/c...-education