Happy to be back at Downtown East for the May Day Rally once again!
This year’s Rally is special, because it is NTUC’s 60th birthday.
NTUC’s founding is intertwined with Singapore’s own beginnings. The unions and the PAP forged close bonds in the struggle for independence. Through it all, the NTUC’s mission has been to look after workers and protect their rights.
NTUC has stood with workers through many crises – the 1985 recession, the Asian financial crisis, and SARS. It will continue doing so through COVID-19 and beyond.
But as the workforce transforms, NTUC must transform itself as well. It must learn to prepare workers for digitalisation, automation, and sustainability.
As we celebrate Labour Day, I ask the Labour Movement to remain steadfast in its mission, and strengthen its close partnership with the government to improve the lives of Singapore workers. Happy 60th birthday, NTUC! – LHL
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