By Goh Chin Lian

AFTER weathering the downturn, the labour movement is gearing up for a new mission in the next two years.

It wants to help drive Singapore's next phase of growth, which will focus on transforming the economy to withstand the stiff global competition for investments and jobs.

But in its move to make the economy cheaper, better and faster, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) believes the entire workforce, including women, older and low-wage workers, need to 're-skill, upskill and multi-skill'. Otherwise, Singapore will face a chronic unemployment problem.

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