SINGAPORE: The return of National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) chief Ng Chee Meng to Cabinet is “timely” given the growing priority placed on jobs and workplace transformation, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday (Jul 22).
Responding to a question from CNA at his press conference, Mr Wong said he had accepted Mr Ng’s request in May last year to focus solely on the labour movement and his Jalan Kayu ward. A year on, Mr Ng has settled into the ward and worked hard on the ground there, he said.
“And now as we look at the situation, we know that jobs and workplace transformation has become a much higher priority for the government,” Mr Wong said.
He noted that these topics had featured heavily in parliamentary debates, including a motion on artificial intelligence and jobs that Mr Ng had put forward.
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