MR PATRICK Tan Siong Kuan posed a question about how NTUC's businesses tie in with the labour movement's aim of protecting ordinary Singaporean workers ("Key challenges for labour movement"; Tuesday).
We assure him that NTUC social enterprises exist to further the labour movement's mission of helping working people earn a better living and live a better life.
While protection at the workplace will always remain core to the labour movement, we recognise that workers' needs have changed over the years. Protection can also be extended to economic and social protection, and in line with this, the labour movement looks towards providing the 4 Ps - Protection, Progression, Placement and Privileges - to the workers we serve.
NTUC social enterprises' purpose is to help moderate the cost of living for working families in Singapore.
Today, this covers the provision of daily essentials, cooked food, pre-school education, continual education, health care, eldercare, insurance and affordable access to recreational facilities.
However, we recognise that the Singapore populace has changed since the 1970s and, as we strive to remain relevant, the range of products and services that we offer aims to meet the needs of the different strata of our society, which straddles the low-income to the burgeoning aspiring middle-class, all of whom want a better quality of life.
We thank Mr Tan for sharing his views and conveying his best wishes to our newly appointed deputy secretary-general Chan Chun Sing.
Lynette Ang Siew Ching (Ms)
Chief Brand & Communications Officer
NTUC Enterprise
We assure him that NTUC social enterprises exist to further the labour movement's mission of helping working people earn a better living and live a better life.
While protection at the workplace will always remain core to the labour movement, we recognise that workers' needs have changed over the years. Protection can also be extended to economic and social protection, and in line with this, the labour movement looks towards providing the 4 Ps - Protection, Progression, Placement and Privileges - to the workers we serve.
NTUC social enterprises' purpose is to help moderate the cost of living for working families in Singapore.
Today, this covers the provision of daily essentials, cooked food, pre-school education, continual education, health care, eldercare, insurance and affordable access to recreational facilities.
However, we recognise that the Singapore populace has changed since the 1970s and, as we strive to remain relevant, the range of products and services that we offer aims to meet the needs of the different strata of our society, which straddles the low-income to the burgeoning aspiring middle-class, all of whom want a better quality of life.
We thank Mr Tan for sharing his views and conveying his best wishes to our newly appointed deputy secretary-general Chan Chun Sing.
Lynette Ang Siew Ching (Ms)
Chief Brand & Communications Officer
NTUC Enterprise
