The inaugural NTUC Community Awards Night saw 131 individuals and groups honoured for their contributions to their communities.
The event was held at Downtown East on 25 July 2019. It was organised by the Labour Movement communities – U Sports, U Live and nEbO.
The top 10 unions that participated in the U Games were also given awards.
NTUC President Mary Liew graced the event as the special guest, while NTUC Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng was its guest-of-honour.
The awardees were made up of unions, partners and community leaders. The event also served to encourage interaction and the strengthening of bonds between the Labour Movement communities.
The event gave out awards in four categories.
They are the Leadership Awards that recognised outstanding leaders who have contributed significantly to communities; the Partners Appreciation Awards that recognised partners who have been supportive and play an important role in the communities; the Community Impact Awards, which were given to leaders who have sustained interest groups over the years and built awareness of the communities; and the Excellence Awards, which were given to teams of individuals who have excelled and displayed an outstanding performance in their respective areas.
In his address to 600 guests at the event, Mr Ng said: “Tonight’s awardees range from the very young to active agers who contributed significantly to the fostering of our Labour Movement in not only the bread and butter issues of union work but also in creating camaraderie. They bring the heart to our unions so that we never lose our drive to do better.
“I want us to remember why this is important. Every day, union leaders labour hard for the bread and butter issues of our workers. This is the core mission of the NTUC. But this spear is not complete without a soul. In everything we do, add soul to it. Add passion. We must think of it as not just another community event but one that can pull our Labour Movement ever closer together.”
The Labour Movement currently has about 1,000 leaders from the various communities – 180 dedicated to U Sports Champions; 380 U Live Ambassadors; and 420 nEbO Champions.
