Women working in toy factory in Toa Payoh in the early 1970s

With F1 Singapore Grand Prix fever around the corner - let's take a look back at Singapore's early industrial days. This vintage photograph captures young women meticulously assembling toy racing cars in a local light industry factory in Toa Payoh during the early 1970s. It was an era when Singapore was rapidly pivoting toward manufacturing and women workers played a vital role in building our economy from the ground up.

Women working in toy factory in Toa Payoh in the early 1970s