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NTUC to match PMEs to new jobs ahead of displacement

Its Job Security Council will work with training partners to provide relevant training if a skill gap exists

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Sharon See

Sharon See

Published Wed, Feb 26, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    THE labour movement is piloting an initiative to match soon-to-be-displaced white-collared workers with new jobs in a bid to minimise the duration of unemployment.

    The NTUC Job Security Council (JSC) will place professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) into new jobs ahead of displacement, labour chief Ng Chee Meng said during the Budget debate in Parliament on Wednesday.

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