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Vincent Wijeysingha |
Politician
Dr. Vincent Wijeysingha received his PhD in social policy from Sheffield University in the UK. He has had years of professional social work experience both in Singapore and in the UK. He is presently the Executive Director of Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2), a non-government organization advocating the rights of low-waged migrant workers. Vincent also lectures and publishes scholarly papers on social work. He joined the SDP because he realized he had a responsibility as a Singaporean to work for change. He participates in civil society work because he is concerned for the kind of Singapore future geenrations of Singaporeans will inherit. “I cannot look the other way as more and more people experience the adverse effects of current PAP policies,” Vincent said when he joined the SDP. His dual mission in politics is to alleviate the suffering of Singapore’s poor and to challenge the unjust conditions and circumstances that allow suffering to continue in our society. “An old lady, scrambling in...view more
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