Migrant worker wins S$18,888 in Squid Game-inspired company event

Selvam Arumugam (right) said he will use the prize money to build a family home in India. - POLLISUM ENGINEERING PTE LTD

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A migrant worker from heavy vehicle leasing firm Pollisum Engineering has won S$18,888 in cash at the company’s dinner-and-dance event.

The prize money is equivalent to 1½ years’ worth of his salary.

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