SINGAPORE – More than 200,000 workers have benefited from skills training since 2019 through company training committees , taking on job roles unlocked by their employers’ innovations.
“This shift has undoubtedly impacted our jobs and workplaces, requiring staff to upskill themselves to perform these tasks.” They added: “We urge more employers to join us in this transformative journey, where innovation leads to higher productivity and improved wage outcomes.” Meanwhile, NTUC will push for better wages for lower- and middle-wage workers, as well as provide assistance to help them cope better with the rising cost of living through measures such as the Progressive Wage Model.Mr Ng and Ms Thanaletchimi also outlined in their message upcoming and ongoing moves to support platform workers, youth, women and other worker groups.
He said these are needed to stave off potential skills mismatches in the labour market that job vacancy and retrenchment statistics point at.