Meet the Workers’ Party’s (WP) new face in East Coast GRC, Paris V Parameswari, and find out a little more about her with us!
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00:00Hi, my name is Paris V. Paramiswari.
00:03I'm from the Workers' Party and I'm one of the candidates for East Coast GRC.
00:15I'm championing for ex-offenders to get better job opportunities
00:20and to have the social stigma on them to be removed
00:24because I volunteer with the Singapore Prison Service
00:27and this is what they have highlighted to me
00:29that, you know, they do not get jobs which are, you know,
00:33matching their educational qualifications or experiences
00:36because of their criminal records.
00:38It is such a struggle for them because, you know,
00:40people just brand them, you know, when they are out from prison, right?
00:44But yet, you know, if they give this kind of comments and remarks,
00:48how are they able to reintegrate back into society?
00:54So I've actually been walking the ground at East Coast GRC
00:57and met with a lot of residents and they have highlighted to me their concerns.
01:02Basically, the main ones are the rising cost of living
01:06and also increased transportation costs, healthcare costs.
01:10And being a Singaporean, that's what I am experiencing as well.
01:14So I would like to, you know, be a voice for them in Parliament
01:17and bring about a change for the Singaporeans
01:20to have an affordable Singapore for all Singaporeans.
01:26So I have an orange belt in Kapab Krav Maga.
01:30That is a self-defense training.
01:32So I took it up because as a woman, I wanted to, you know,
01:36learn about self-defense to protect myself.
01:39So if elected, I can also take care of my East Coast residents.