SINGAPORE - The Government will continue to work closely with labour chief Ng Chee Meng to understand workers' needs, even though he is no longer a member of the Cabinet, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
"That's how we have operated for a very long time, I think, ever since Lim Chee Onn was the secretary-general of NTUC. Unfortunately, this time, Chee Meng did not get re-elected. He remains secretary-general of NTUC," he added. Mr Lee was responding to a question during a press briefing on Saturday on new Cabinet appointments, when he was asked how workers' interests will be affected amid the Covid-19 crisis, now that the position of NTUC secretary-general is not held by a Cabinet minister.PM Lee said:"We will continue to work very closely with him and we will find other ways to keep closely in touch - to understand what the workers' needs are, and what the unions' perspectives are.
DPM Heng Swee Keat on Saturday said he had many discussions with Mr Ng before the election, on how the Government can support workers during the severe recession and minimise the risk of further job losses.
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