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PAP to 'go on offensive' to better workers' future
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Labour chief Lim Swee Say has distilled the People's Action Party manifesto for workers, saying the party not only wants to protect what it has achieved, but also goes 'on the offensive' to ensure workers have a better future. -- STPHOTO: STEVEN LEE CT
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LABOUR chief Lim Swee Say has distilled the People's Action Party manifesto for workers, saying the party not only wants to protect what it has achieved, but also goes 'on the offensive' to ensure workers have a better future.
'Not only do we want to maintain our low unemployment rate, we intend to increase our employment rate, we want our workforce to be more inclusive... including female, older workers as well,' said Mr Lim, commenting on the PAP manifesto, 'Securing Our Future Together', unveiled on Sunday.
'More importantly we want our workers to be able to enjoy a higher real wage increase over the next 10 years. So when we talk about our future, we're talking about a better future.'
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a Ministry of Manpower seminar, he said that Singaporeans should pay attention to three different words in the slogan: Securing, Future and Together.
'A lot of thought has gone into this slogan and Singaporeans should ask ourselves, do we want a secure future in this world of uncertainty, do we want to have a better future not just for ourselves but also for our children, and lastly, do we want to work together to make this happen,' said Mr Lim.
'It's easy to dream of the future but it's very difficult to create the future. But we've done so in the last 50 years, we believe we can continue to do so in the future provided that we understand what's at stake and be prepared to work together to pursue this vision.'
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
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Labour chief Lim Swee Say has distilled the People's Action Party manifesto for workers, saying the party not only wants to protect what it has achieved, but also goes 'on the offensive' to ensure workers have a better future. -- STPHOTO: STEVEN LEE CT
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LABOUR chief Lim Swee Say has distilled the People's Action Party manifesto for workers, saying the party not only wants to protect what it has achieved, but also goes 'on the offensive' to ensure workers have a better future.
'Not only do we want to maintain our low unemployment rate, we intend to increase our employment rate, we want our workforce to be more inclusive... including female, older workers as well,' said Mr Lim, commenting on the PAP manifesto, 'Securing Our Future Together', unveiled on Sunday.
'More importantly we want our workers to be able to enjoy a higher real wage increase over the next 10 years. So when we talk about our future, we're talking about a better future.'
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a Ministry of Manpower seminar, he said that Singaporeans should pay attention to three different words in the slogan: Securing, Future and Together.
'A lot of thought has gone into this slogan and Singaporeans should ask ourselves, do we want a secure future in this world of uncertainty, do we want to have a better future not just for ourselves but also for our children, and lastly, do we want to work together to make this happen,' said Mr Lim.
'It's easy to dream of the future but it's very difficult to create the future. But we've done so in the last 50 years, we believe we can continue to do so in the future provided that we understand what's at stake and be prepared to work together to pursue this vision.'
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
