LEGAL HELP
International families are particularly vulnerable because they do not know where to turn for assistance, according to Mr. Gregory Vijayendran, chairman of Pro Bono SG.
” Knowledge is a critical, large piece. The answer to that is, in my opinion, the ability to find the right knowledge at the correct moment,” said the former Singaporean president.
He claimed that the socio-legal partnership between the two organizations is best suited to address the issues facing international people.
His organization also provides legal counsel at the center in addition to what social employees do. Among these are crossing emigration issues and assisting people going through divorce.
On the type of problems his company contacts, Mr Vijayendran said:” Family is truly top of the list and usually, they involve instances where the relationship has broken down”.
He added that there are also concerns about obtaining constitutional protection from crime.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah, who oversees the National Population and Talent Division, said there is a growing number of for individuals in Singapore.
One-third of voter relationships in recent years involved a foreign marriage, she noted.  ,
Ms. Indranee stated that the government would continue to work with community partners to assist international households in laying a solid base at the opening of the center on Monday.
” International families are not a new element to our nation, but what’s novel is the figures. They are growing”, she said.
” They could be family, our friends, our neighborhood, or even in our personal people, and … all of us play a role in welcoming these new users of Singapore people and supporting them and helping them to incorporate into our society”.