Job losses can strip people of their livelihood, identity and community. But when companies in Singapore manage retrenchment responsibly, they protect not just employees, but also their own reputation and resilience.

A new set of 10 recommendations has been announced by the Platform Workers Trilateral Group, comprising the Government, unions, and platform operators, to clamp down on illegal foreign competition and curb unsafe incentive schemes. 

The programme will see NTUC working with industry associations, trade bodies and business clans to support transformation, workforce upskilling, and business growth.

Once plagued by strikes in its early years, Singapore transformed labour relations through consensus and tripartism. While unrest disrupts industries abroad, Singapore’s unions and employers have kept industrial peace for decades. 

Following the budget airline’s closure in July this year, NTUC and its tripartite partners moved in quickly to support retrenched workers with a job matching exercise and other resources.