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Labour chief creates buzz as talk show host
New format sees him bantering with guests as he outlines NTUC goals at Workplan Seminar
By Teo Wan Gek & Cai Haoxiang
Mr Lim hosting the NTUC Workplan Seminar. Some of the workers he quizzed were (from left) Madam Rameeza Abu Samah and Madam Lela Samal. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
LABOUR chief Lim Swee Say turned talk show host yesterday, interviewing workers and labour leaders to illustrate the scope of work undertaken by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) last year - and what more it intends to do this year.
The NTUC Centre auditorium's stage was turned into the set of a talk show, with sofas, and Mr Lim behind a desk.
Firing questions and keeping up a lively banter with his guests throughout the two-hour show, he also used the occasion to outline the labour movement's goals for the year.
These include getting more companies on board the productivity bandwagon, ensuring better jobs and pay for workers, and growing the NTUC's membership.
The occasion was the NTUC's annual Workplan Seminar, which reflects on accomplishments and sets goals.
On stage, Mr Lim spoke to guests and asked them to talk about how their lives had changed in the last year. The process provided real-life examples of the efforts made by the NTUC - including some in collaboration with employers and the Government - in areas such as getting older workers re-employed, getting women back to work, and encouraging low-wage workers to train and upgrade their skills.
New format sees him bantering with guests as he outlines NTUC goals at Workplan Seminar
By Teo Wan Gek & Cai Haoxiang
Mr Lim hosting the NTUC Workplan Seminar. Some of the workers he quizzed were (from left) Madam Rameeza Abu Samah and Madam Lela Samal. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
LABOUR chief Lim Swee Say turned talk show host yesterday, interviewing workers and labour leaders to illustrate the scope of work undertaken by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) last year - and what more it intends to do this year.
The NTUC Centre auditorium's stage was turned into the set of a talk show, with sofas, and Mr Lim behind a desk.
Firing questions and keeping up a lively banter with his guests throughout the two-hour show, he also used the occasion to outline the labour movement's goals for the year.
These include getting more companies on board the productivity bandwagon, ensuring better jobs and pay for workers, and growing the NTUC's membership.
The occasion was the NTUC's annual Workplan Seminar, which reflects on accomplishments and sets goals.
On stage, Mr Lim spoke to guests and asked them to talk about how their lives had changed in the last year. The process provided real-life examples of the efforts made by the NTUC - including some in collaboration with employers and the Government - in areas such as getting older workers re-employed, getting women back to work, and encouraging low-wage workers to train and upgrade their skills.
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