The content creator, who goes by Donjany, said he wanted to provide the migrant workers with a unique experience of Singapore. SINGAPORE – To show appreciation to migrant workers, one Singaporean made it his mission to celebrate them - and Singapore’s birthday - by giving them free haircuts. In a Tiktok video posted on Aug 9 - Singapore’s 59th National Day - content creator and entrepreneur Muhammad Noor Tijany Nezam, known better as Donjany, approached 59 migrant workers in Woodlands and took them to Thuglife Studio, a barber shop in the area.
There, they had their hair cut and styled for free. He can be seen in the video engaging in conversation and banter with the workers, asking them how long they have worked in Singapore, and whether they have any messages for their families back home. As at 11pm on Aug 11, the video has amassed over 93,000 views, and over 12,000 likes.
Mr Tijany told The Straits Times that he and his business partner Hamzah Salim - the pair co-founded Islamic company Al-Fajr - wanted to provide the migrant workers with a unique experience they could fondly look back on. “Giving them a free haircut is something different,” said Mr Tijany, 25, who added that the barber shop absorbed the costs of the haircuts. “We want them to have a specific memory so that when these migrant workers return to their families in their home countries, they will (remember this) about Singapore.
” In another TikTok video, posted on Aug 2, Mr Tijany is seen distrib.