This Yishun Cleaner And His Two Families

In Yishun, town council cleaners don’t just keep the estate clean - they’re family too.
Mohammed Hanif has been working at Nee Soon Town Council for 13 years after leaving Dhaka, Bangladesh at the age of 22. He’s seen residents’ kids grow up, and become friends with several.
“Sometimes I will think of my family. But when I see residents, I can forget about everything in Bangladesh,” says Hanif.
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But that doesn’t stop him from missing home - where he’s supporting his parents, putting his brothers through school, and now, starting a family with a wife and their x-month-old son. It’s a bittersweet sacrifice.
“We can show a lot more appreciation for the work they do for us, for giving us this clean place to work in, live in and play in,” says Louis Ng, the chairman of Nee Soon Town Council.
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[@SirKaizen1979]

This is the kind of Singapore I want to see. Singaporeans being appreciative of all these foreign workers who sacrifice a lot to come help contribute Singapore one way or another. Don't be some fckers axeholes and look down on them. We are all human beings with the same red blood.

[@Z_imi]

True. If they come and work with a humble attitude and not stepping on the heads of the locals, then they deserve all the love. Even PRs need to remember that. 😄

[@namitagupta3208]

Nah..This is just 1 out of 10 true.That poeple care fr foreigners.Upper class Indians also dont get respect nd r often hated by the lower staff.Happens in Jurong Port.Everyday torture frm lame ass boss who doesnt do shit at work.My boss just blames me fr everything which goes wrong in the port operations.Because such useless people we r tortured so much.Now Im happy to leave frm SG with a better job.

[@Z_imi]

@@namitagupta3208 Good for u. At least SG won't be so crowded and stressful. More should follow suit.

[@namitagupta3208]

@@Z_imi dont have to make sense less comments if u dont have a point to argue upon

[@ChingChengHanji_]

Very hard. Chinese think they are the superior race.

[@DancingMomochine]

This is so wholesome!!! Kudos to Nee Soon Town Council :) I like how cleaners are treated as part of the family!

[@silverbells4732]

true....we need each other and nobody is higher or.lesser than d other person.

[@puresomenessd2146]

@Septimius Severus Why? Because he's a cleaner?

[@suesamm1440]

...I cried watching this Especially when he looked at his son's face for the 1st time & when Hanif was being fed by his mom...Two Priceless Sight...but things made me laugh when the makciks teased him especially the last one who said ' next year 1 more time'🤣🤣🤣...Dear fellow Singaporean including my family & myself, let us Appreciate the Hardworks & Kindness of these cleaners by being courteous, humble & considerate...😊

[@iMusikkForeva]

Beautifully said!

[@debl5848]

I love that the residents treat him well. It is not easy to work 7 days a week with family away. I hope he will save enough to.go home someday, buy a house for fsmily and maybe start a little business.

[@FARID1870]

i cried a bit (lied, a lot) when the mum cried, missing her son for 2yrs. what a wonderful son, brother, husband and father!

[@yujinlee1973]

FARID1870 same here😭😭😭

[@mandy_145]

Me too 😭😭😭😭😭😭 Used 1/2 box of tissues. Was shocked to learn that he ( perhaps most others too) work 7 days a week. Sad that they work extra day/s so as to earn $ to send home. I have always appreciated them 🙏

[@valenciacuttriss4259]

Nice to see his brothers are not wasting his money.It is a sad situation but he is a wonderful man.

[@luvhonest463]

It is time for the brothers to work in overseas after graduating and let his brother returns back to his family.

[@thescribe7117]

@@luvhonest463, I agree. Their computer and other skills are needed by so many foreign countries.

[@711TheOwl]

@Jacky Phantom, I am sure the the Chinese Singaporeans do too. It's not so much cultural. I guess it's human nature to reciprocate when someone treats you well.

[@711TheOwl]

@Jacky Phantom, Thank you for your kind words.

[@711TheOwl]

@Jacky Phantom, Malaysian.

[@roziahali6974]

I m happy for Hanif...n his sacrifices. May ALLAH bless Hanif, families n his cleaners friends...

[@tnicholas2161]

Inshallah

[@aivynguyen-3806]

This is why I love Singapore, so much different cultures and love for each other despite the differences. Love from Vietnam 💕

[@silverbells4732]

As a Muslim I am proud of Hanif...bcoz he exudes an abundance of peace and love....very respectful not being.brainwashed by terrorism mentality... the fmly union is soo heartfelt. d part when his mother feeds him is soo touching...undying mother's love such a cute baby May Allah bless u and yr.fmly...Ameen2!

[@adrisajjad6370]

Assalamu Alaykum beautiful writed ,I did not get with terrorism mentality ? why would you point of all is good he is not? you must elaborate on that sister, i feel is like picking finger or something

[@samtan9613]

Nice to see these foreign workers are well treated in Yishun.(Hope these good souls are everywhere) So Yishun does have some good thing happened. Thumb-Up for Yishun

[@raja_mohammed4628]

Heart felt light and tears in my eyes watching migrant workers pain by missing families on the other hand these Singaporeans giving hands, encouraging, respecting above all helping to solve worrys and treating like a family member. Very gratefull and beautiful harmony happening all around Singapore.

[@BackPackerAhsan]

Actually he also can work in our country, but here salary not like a Singapore. They why he go there for work and better salary. I am sure, Singaporean people will respect everyone, who work there for them.

[@bowlampar]

You are working in a country fill with friendly and nice people, one of a very few fortunate foreign worker in this world, i am happy for you.

[@LunaSpades]

Watching this reminds me of this friendly bangladesh cleaner whom i chitchat with for hours over a bottle of coke. Felt like long lost friend despite talking to him for the first time 😂 Oh and. FINALLY something positive about yishun! Am proud of my area.

[@suesamm1440]

...I used to lived in Yishun (resale house) & until now I still love this estate.. because of finding new house (bto is not available during my time of application) so we have to move to the nearby estate. Honestly speaking, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YISHUN.... IT'S THE IRRESPONSIBLE & EVIL RESIDENTS WHO MADE YISHUN LOOK BAD & TARNISH IT'S NAME.... Yishun to me is Still A Nice estate to live 😊😊😊

[@mustafaaustinpowers5748]

That's what mass media does to u,nothing new.Bringing up misconceptions,prejudices and stereotypes about something that is almost non-existent in the first place.As we all know,they r always a few bad apples that spoil the bunch.

[@iMusikkForeva]

Bangladeshis are in general quite warm and funny people, I find 😂

[@kathryndrury6495]

My God what a loving son, brother, husband and father. He deserves his family. Sad.

[@wyltzz]

The whole Singapore town council should learn from Nee Soon town council. excellent job by them.👍👍👍

[@SaraVanan-dz9pc]

Yishun isn't that ghetto after all

[@fellicialore3196]

I love to see this.. how they treat cleaners like family.. it's love.. i feel so touched!!

[@whitedaisies9355]

God bless him and his 2 families , almost made me cry!!! All the best to them 💜💜💜

[@luxus1243]

Its tears me out when heard his mother words 4:7...4:18 a mother good blessing never fail to the chidrens😔😢5:21 mom said i do not need much money 5:29 Mom feeding😢😢 Lovely.

[@yujinlee1973]

Natural 😭😭😭

[@marsitatulus4205]

His a nice guy...and good father..Hope you happy and healthy..☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@IanAlwaysLearning]

Thanks Mr. Louis! It is a great initiative for thinking about our hardworking cleaner and giving them a deserving reward!

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

The aunties speak about him like a son! A very heartwarming video. I always think people who offer food, or make sure you have enough & you don’t feel shy to just tuck in, tend to be good people. Amazing to think his son will be 2 already!

[@aidahm8275]

Thank you Singaporean for being so nice to my bengali brothers life must be so hard but made easier by people being nice and respectful it doesn't cost anything to do that sometimes the difference between a persons fortune and misfortune is luck

[@lienbijs1205]

You are so right. I do realise every day that I am lucky to be born in a "right" country.

[@luvhonest463]

A person's fortune or misfortune is determined by his attitude and behaviours. This big brother has very good attitude, polite and always put on a smile. All these win the heart of the residents.

[@lienbijs1205]

@@luvhonest463 You are right, but I feel sorry for him that the didn't get all the chances to develop himself. How nice would it be if he can get his wife and children to come over to live together and that he can study in order to get a good job what he likes to do with good earnings. You can see that he is a very intelligent and polite man who certainly has the brains to do a study on high level. Life is not fair.

[@luvhonest463]

@@lienbijs1205 life can never be fair. But now that all his brothers have received education, it is time for him to invest part of his savings to take up courses, like electrician or plumber. This will help him to improve his future life and maybe grant him a better chance to migrate to country that values such skills.

[@lienbijs1205]

@@luvhonest463 I think I have to be rid of my way of thinking that everybody should have a job what is according the level of intelligence, skills, interests and so on. That is just not realistic in many countries I realise that. But that doesn't make it less tragic.

[@iristhehooman]

So so so cute. The maciks. Was thinking which MP would do this, not surprised to see that it's Louis Ng! Love this video!

[@limagnes3389]

Yeh we should be thankful for their help and appreciate them for keeping our country clean. Hope he will reunited with his family soon and also hope one day India or Bangladesh will be like China, becoming better and better and people will have a better live in their country.

[@hamzah1039]

As a Singaporean words "Respect" to be store in our heart regardless of race language or religion.

[@bbelluv]

This is very heartwarming! I’m very happy to hear such a touching story❤️

[@iMusikkForeva]

This honestly warmed my heart. He seems like such a kind, jolly guy. I'm sure not everyone treated him with respect in his many years of working there, but kindness from a few can take someone far. Hope to see such love and acceptance grow in Singapore. And to the makers of this short documentary, thank you so much. Hope to see more content like this!

[@shameer2441]

I was so lucky to have him he will always laugh and taik to my family also one hari raya we invited him to eat with us for first day of hari raya

[@msvikkyyy]

Did he go back to Bangladesh?

[@ricchmus]

Thank you for your kindness.

[@kiranjames245]

this is so touching. thank god there is still some hope in the world

[@thecoolkiddohello7539]

Such a pure video , amazing work!

[@2cjappy]

I wish Malaysia can have neighborhood like this. Sadly too much hate perpetuated by politicians for their selfish agenda.

[@contentdeleted4987]

not the whole of Singapore is like that though.. :P

[@binmohdyusof2323]

It all starts from us, say hi to your neighbors, regardless of their race. Always kept a big smile eventhough we are tired.

[@jeremyemilio9378]

@@binmohdyusof2323 drop bumiputra and mahatir stop stirring shit with SG

[@kajimakami5805]

Tempat aku kat cheras ok je...bila surau buat sambutan hari raya jemput dia org dtg ok je....nak tak nak je...aku yg KRT PUN BIASA BUAT ..TP KENA KERJA LEBEIH SIKIT JELAH...CUMA ADA JE JE YG tak nak involved....org KL budak bandar katakan

[@russwestbrook2866]

Every time i watch videos of CNA my faith in humanity restored. The media just keep showing the dark side of Singaporean rather than the good one. Its prove that race card are not the issue in Singapore.

[@DarkDaysInPurple]

I think that it's amazing how even though he was in a arranged marriage, he was still able to find love. And how his older brother sacrificed his education, for his younger brothers is such wholesome act of kindness. -greetings from Afghanistan

[@nellijulia9351]

What a warm and kind community..may Allah bless them..i hope its not rare to find.such "know each other" community in SGP..

[@damianng1237]

Thank you for making such meaningful and heartwarming videos! Please keep up the great work and feature! :)

[@CNAInsider]

Thank you!

[@plusultra1055]

Wow.. they are so friendly. Feels like im at home watching this video. Greetings from Indonesia

[@mrwinstonwolfe]

It made me tearful. Nice work cna!

[@mohammedhanif6634]

Aslamwalaykum bro's & Sister's. I'm in the similar situation as m. Hanif bro he's good man & my name is same too this video made me cry,but i will pray for you bro i'm from pakistan,but in same boat as you,but when i get better i Will help you inshallah brother,but at this moment of time all i can do is pray for you & your family. Love you all brother's & sisters. Please all of you pray for me too. Allah is the greatest he does help all of us believers & non believers. We should all love & care for each other & under stand each other's problems etc. And it's true what Allah said in the koran when you see someone else's problems & hardship you forget your own. Inshallah Allah will make it beta for all of us. Spread love around the world,just like Allah said.

[@majelengkamaje4769]

This is Singapore regardless of race language or religion but still we can unified as one human being very proud to be singaporean

[@nutcracker8277]

What a beautiful documentary a great lesson to learn to the world from good people of Singapore 🇸🇬 this is how you treat people who are taking care of your communities excellent work plenty of love respect and appreciation for everyone in this documentary from 🇵🇰 and Australia 🇦🇺 stay blessed you all.

[@abmzaman7863]

It is good to see our brother (I am bangladeshi)

[@faraghazali7787]

Very good effort. Well done Yishun!

[@BrownManTale]

hats off!! nee soon town council amazing bonding

[@sueem8301]

Awesome!! Appreciated them! Also here in Malaysia, great hearted person

[@salaliaramly6826]

We shuld respect the cleaner who make our place clean n beautiful n they also like other peoples who want to stay happily with good income 👍

[@hazri1738]

Salam hormat dari Malaysia. Respect!!

[@gnomeco]

LOVELY..BLESS YALL..LOVE THE MOMENT WHEN HANIF SAW HIS NEW BORN FO D FIRST TIME. 🥰

[@idontlikebadjokes]

This makes me so happy. I teared even. This is the Singapore I would like to see and know many times over. The kindness, the compassion and the acceptance. No discrimination. Thank you for sharing.

[@ramishrambarran3998]

This was very emotional for me. Hanif makes a great sarifice that many will not do. At 6:50, you can see the love in their eyes. Life is not free, and he is paying his due. Bless him ! Thanks to the Singaporean community too. Trinidad & Tobago.

[@ryanlauren100]

I am delighted to know that the people in Yishun are so kind and appreciative of the Cleaners. In particular, the video of this Bangladesh man is very touching. I hope the Government will help and contribute some money to encourage the Citizens in Yishun to promote and continue to help these poor foreign Men. We must NOT forget, they are also Human Beings just like us.

[@fazlinaselamat5031]

Good job CNA, more of such videos pls.

[@CT-jh1mx]

Thank you CNA Insider for making this wonderful video, and please continue to make such wonderful heartwarming videos! Also thank you to Mr Hanif and many many Bangladeshi working in Singapore, really really appreciate very much your hard work! Very very nice of Nee Soon Town Council for organising parties for them!

[@masterslow77]

I live in yishun but i never seen him before , definitely will root for him when i see him !!

[@productivitycounter9344]

Thank you vai for doing your work with care.apnader koshter jnnei desh tike ase.From a Bangladeshi-wishing you a happy life with your family.

[@DazzlingDaz76]

These type of people will do jobs that most of our citizens dont want. Its time to show some appreciation that u have a house built by them and ur neighbourhood are cleaned because of them.

[@buangbinyaakub9421]

It is not sporean don't want to do this job but the salary is to Low . How to survive f you have one Wife with two kidq? It is the govt fault

[@shinobi650]

so different from the way we treat our cleaners... when love is what makes the world go round..why so much hate! 😭

[@DreamilyReal]

Thank you Mr. Hanif!

[@juparisa6266]

I knew he was bangladeshi just seeing the thumbnail. Such a heart warming story. Love from a fellow bangladeshi

[@ayabdulla]

This is awesome. Beautiful souls all round.

[@georgiamanu6353]

Bless this man, you can tell that his soul is pure.

[@fanfare78]

Thanks for this👍

[@Alice_Cheshirecat86]

Awwww!! Sometimes I see him at my Mum’s block!! 😍❤️

[@kooteongteo1117]

Way to go Hanif! Keep the hardwork and god willing you will be there for your family soon

[@sayeedshaik7794]

Thanks for making our part

[@SadiaKhanKasas]

Respect Hanif Bhai. This video made me cry :(

[@Jamie-yz5hs]

I feel very happy for him and his fellow Singaporean resident😀😎😍....

[@kamarbazarek8881]

Ramadan Kareem...... to my Sisters and Brothers in Islam. May Ya Rabb bless this brother and his lovely family.....Aameen

[@shodanlee]

I hope we can all treat the migrant workers coming over to Singapore to work with such kindness as what the residents did in this video.

[@syuhadahasri995]

This is the bravo spirits of Singapore I love to see it.hope he will be happy always in his life n provide a comfortable life for his family

[@harshpratapsingh7848]

We can clearly see difference between how Singaporean treat their worker as family and the gulf country that treat workers as slave

[@merrick6484]

Far Eastern Asians and Caucasians are self confident people, so they don‘t feel threaten by other races, therefore when they are the majority in a society, the peacefull society can be maintained. But it doesn‘t happen to Arabs, Malays and Africans.

[@raar7452]

The contents CNA comes up with is always brilliant 👍✌

[@Potomacstud]

Inspiring , its a positive start !

[@mohdidrusosman1047]

Loving each other.... No matter who you are.. Congrats!

[@ansulaiman9643]

The sacrifices these foreign workers make to work here so that their families would get a better life back home. Kudos to them. Hope this vid reminds us all that they are just like most of us; to earn money decently. The least is for us to say Hi and not treat them as invincible. Good coverage and content too, thank u CNA.

[@fomidav2053]

Well done my brother. I am proud of you. Allah tala accept and reward you in abundance.

[@PanduLuhur]

this is so hearth warming for me

[@solomoncashim7142]

MY SALUTATION TO ALL YISHUN RESIDENTS.YOU GUYS ARE GREAT..!

[@shahida5051]

Allah bless him wid happiness n wealth tat he can join his family.respect from Pakistan

[@NihazVIDZ]

Very good upload indeed, kudos to all as this shows the hospitality of Singaporeans to the world.

[@mdzad1673]

Good example..best wishes 👍

[@ranasinghereubenelvisseyad5096]

Beauty that words can't be said.

[@Barnibilan]

This is beautiful ❤️

[@marcuschia6412]

Hanif is always out and about in the estate. Unsung hero of Yishun

[@evipujiastutik9255]

Love to see this video .. bring positive atmosphere to everyone.

[@gta6malaysia]

sebab tu jangan sesekali kita hina bangsa bangladesh, mereka tu kuat usaha, mungkin ada 1/2 orang buat hal tapi bukan semua... ingat.. kita sesama manusia.. darah sama merah.. salam dari Malaysia, saya bangsa cina

[@buangbinyaakub9421]

Kalau Kita berada di Negara mereka , bagaimana layanan mereka terhadap Kita?

[@gta6malaysia]

@@buangbinyaakub9421 adakah darjat awak lebih tinggi dari mereka? adakah awak diajar untuk menghina ciptaan Tuhan?

[@buangbinyaakub9421]

Oii Malaysia ini bukan masaalah menghina . Ini masaalah kerajaan mereka yg korup tidak menwujudkan kerja Tapi Banyak menhujudkan Banyak orang

[@skoh7785]

To the RESIDENTS of Yishun Estate, YOU set a great example and are role models for others to follow !!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Always treat another migrant worker with respect and appreciation. Just because of their economic circumstances, some migrant workers work to earn a living but it does not mean they do not have aspirations and ambitions!!! Remember they are human beings too but less fortunate. Yishun residents, you should be very PROUD of yourselves!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@okajimasumi7659]

Makes me teary eyes. Thank you all you beautiful people who treat him so kind and good . ❤️

[@MuhammadFauzi-du2gx]

Love this video alot ☺️

[@joice3851]

On the whole Singaporeans are very generous and genuine people, They are willing to help anyone, it doesn't matter what religion or race you are. We live in harmony.

[@halijahahmad9237]

I salute you hanif You are the best cleaner frm bangladesh🥰🤲🏻👍🏿

[@potatohead409]

Bangladeshi has really pure souls ...

[@azmankhan4171]

Obviously u haven't been to Lucky Plaza on a Sunday before..

[@KironManuelCards]

You can never get anything from the Bangla people.

[@pritamknight9297]

Truly amazed by seeing resident's appreciations for cleaners.

[@ahmadhossainnoorholy6137]

this video reminds me my own life. i was in malaysia; leaving my wife and 3 months old boy behind in Dhaka bangladesh. i was a student and also worked as a night time front office executive in The Mesui Hotel. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. missing those days!!!

[@armanjohari3799]

This is very Good CNA you guy are great Singaporean (Yishun) you guy are great aswell ArmanJohari Johor Malaysia

[@tariqqureshi1670]

Beautiful family

[@Alfiz88]

A nice video for a change

[@cameliacamelia4462]

awesome very touching videos

[@smimranurrashid2620]

Love you bro.proud of you.yes we are doing very hard job to earn money for our family.this is the most hardest time for our life which is we leave our family in bangladeah and we r working another county.I have a request to my all Bangladeshi brothers that always think good and please avoid all the worse things.and please love and respect Singapore.Thanks all.

[@smimranurrashid2620]

@Shirley. Ong thanks for your comment.