MAY DAY RALLY

S$200m raised to subsidise worker training: Chan

Outgoing labour chief calls for union leaders and workers to focus on staying relevant

Mr Chan says the fund will be used to create new training modules for union members, and has stressed the urgency of training and upgrading workers' skills amid rapid technological change.

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Singapore

THE labour movement has injected its targeted S$200 million into a fund that helps subsidise training for union members, outgoing National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) secretary-general Chan Chun Sing said at the May Day Rally on Tuesday.

In 2016, Prime Minister Lee Hsien