FIGHT
FOR OUR HAPPINESS
Caring for the Mental Well-being of Singaporeans
Mental well-being is an imperative part of a person’s health. In this regard, Singaporeans have not been faring well in the happiness index in the recent years. This issue relates not only to working adults, as there has been an increase of news reporting youths seeking professional help concerning suicide due to academic pressure.
We believe that happy citizens directly contribute to the prosperity of a country. Moreover, youths are the future of our country. By improving the mental state of Singaporeans, everyone would be motivated in contributing to the country’s economic and holistic growth.
Our Response:
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Working Culture
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Implementation of a reduced work week to provide sufficient time for an increased work life balance amongst Singaporean working adults.
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An intervening policy that encourages employees to have a half day off on a Friday every month, incentivising companies as well in the process.
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Studying Culture
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We aim to shift the emphasis of grades and assessments in schools whereby a larger importance is placed on co- curricular activities as an alternative to get into further education institutes. This will provide a more holistic upbringing for the youths, hopefully sparking different viewpoints as a whole.
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Equality of Races
This issue is something that has been buried within the confines of the government and lack the appropriate media coverage. The unfair treatment of other races although menial in nature has sparked tensions amongst the different races in a multi-racial Singapore. There has been legislations by the government to ensure race equality but they are unable to address the protracted racial disparities in education and economic status. Malays have been underperforming on educational achievement and economic indicators compared to Chinese and Indians. These racial disparities have not been resolved and Singaporeans are reluctant to discuss racial issues. It is important as we need to be a harmonious society in order to function and prosper.
Our Response:
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Incentivise employers to encourage them to start hiring Singaporeans not based on their race, but on their talents.
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Set quota for companies. This can help facilitate communication and better understanding between the different races.
A Sustainable Singapore
Although Singapore prides itself as being a clean and green city, the latter is unfortunately still lacking. With only 6% of our plastic waste being recycled, it is no surprise that Singaporeans lack the enthusiasm towards recycling or show readiness towards global warming. With limited land area coupled with our rising population, this issue needs to be addressed. Creating awareness towards conservation is a stepping stone towards pressing environmental issues. By starting with reducing plastic waste, we hope to influence people's attitudes towards other wasteful usage.
Our Response:
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Limiting plastics in businesses. We should reward businesses with incentives for omitting the use of disposable plastics, and impose tax on businesses that do not limit the use of plastics.
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New waste management initiative in which we separate household trash into recyclables since most households do not tend to recycle and are one of the biggest contributors to plastic waste.
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Introduce electric cars to reduce air pollution.
Reducing Cost of Living in Singapore
With Singapore being labelled as the most expensive country to live in, financial stability was ranked among the top 3 aspirations of the younger population of Singapore. With our citizens feeling stressed about constantly worrying about making ends meet, we want to reduce the cost of living in Singapore and this in turn, will help our people achieve better qualities of life here.
Our Response:
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Eliminate “pink tax” as it is unfair for females with lesser purchasing power to pay more for products than male.
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Introduce subsidies for Singaporeans and PRs studying locally in private institutions.