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Young NTUC Workplan SeminarRUN 350Young nTuC Workplan Seminar51
youth chapter representatives and Young NTUC activists gathered at
Taipei, Taiwan for Young NTUCs Annual Workplan Seminar. The
workplan seminar focused on reinforcing the youths work under the 3
pillars: namely Work as Inspiration, Family as Foundation, and
Environment as Benefaction. The youths also took the opportunity to
engage in meaningful sharing and exchanges with a local union,
Chinese Federation of Labour, Taiwan (CFL), a Non-Profitable
Organisation, 350 Taiwan and the Tzu Chi Foundation Recycle and
Love Station.
WHATS ONrun 350The 6th edition of RUN 350 saw 12,000 runners
doing their part to raise awareness for better environmental
conditions for our future generations. As Singapores largest eco
race, the Run ensured that all participants practiced
environmentally-friendly measures during the race such as the
Bring-Your-Own-Bottle Initiative, by having bicycle racks for
runners or encouraging carpool and separating race wastes like
banana peels, cans and plastic bottles.
issue 004 | Young nTuC newsletter
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FurTHer riSe in WageS HingeS upon proDuCTiViTY
1 May 2015
a key ingredient to making SkillsFuture a success is the strong
three-way partnership between the government, employers and
unions.
Prime Minister warned that productivity growth had been moving
too slowly. This was partly the result of an unsettled world
economy and the fact that Singapores previous strategy is reaching
its limits. We needed a fresh approach. This was why we are working
hard to make SkillsFuture a reality. But for this to work, workers
need to take charge of their development and career. Employers must
also support their workers and where possible, grant time off to
attend training.
WHOS IN
Realising we are in a superbly interconnected world, we as
individuals are indirectly responsible for almost every
environmental issue. Hence we should and must be part of the
solution. If Zen could describe himself with three words, it would
be Responsibility, Action and Education. As a full time educator,
Zen strongly believes that every individual has a stake and
responsibility to help conserve the environment ; and that only
with a concerted effort from all facets of the global society can
help the problem of climate change.
PUTERA ZENATA350 Singapore
Essentially the core of being a unionist is to listen to the
feedback of others, helping them and doing better. And in all
these, Sherry credits Young NTUC for bringing different unions and
people together through the various events in the year. The
invaluable knowledge and networking built through these
interactions helped her to better plan her events as she hears from
the experiences of others.
SHERRY TANYoung SMOU
PUTERA ZENATA, 350 Singapore
SHERRY TAN, Young SMOU
WHATS UP
Prime Minister, Lee Hsien LoongTalking About SkillsFuture
inDoneSia To FaCTor proDuCTiViTY inTo neW SYSTem For Wage
riSeS
12 May 2015
indonesia plans to factor in productivity into a new system to
set annual minimum wage gains, in an effort to lift the skills of
workers and avoid labor disputes.
The new system is still being discussed with unions and the main
employers association, Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri said in
Jakarta on Thursday, declining to give a timeframe for
implementation. Minimum wages are usually set in November, with
thousands of workers protesting last year in a nationwide strike
for higher pay because of inflation. Minimum pay in the capital
climbed 11 percent this year to 2.7 million rupiah ($205) a month.
Unions called for at least 3 million rupiah, a level the employers
group known as Apindo has said would lead to job cuts.
The only way to accommodate wage increases without jeopardizing
competitiveness is to increase labor productivity, the World Bank
said in the report. Indonesia Manpower Minister also mentioned that
the country needed a wage system for labor costs to be predictable
and also a formula that will be fair for labor.
Indonesian Minister for Manpower, Hanif Dhakiri
PRODUCTIVITY
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THe WorkForCe CriSiS oF 2030 anD HoW To STarT SolVing iT noW
Oct 2014
artificial intelligence could help counter the forecasted major
labour shortage in 2030.
aCroSS BorDerS, TalenT SWapS Help DeVelop SkillS anD CareerS
19 May 2015
Talent swaps allows employees in the same company from different
countries to temporarily switch jobs, and this helps promote
cross-border mobility earlier and to attract and retain employees
who are seen as having high potential.
Talent Swap is gaining traction in the corporate world. It
allows employees to swap jobs for a short period of time, typically
less than a year. The swap is effective for career development, to
broaden skills, to promote cross-border mobility earlier and to
attract and retain employees who are seen as having high potential.
On the contrary, some cited possible loss of productivity,
disruption to clients and companies, and lateral moves for
employees. They learn new skills but are not always being
promoted.
Research by Boston Consulting Group suggests that contrary to
fears of mass unemployment as humans are replaced by robots, 12 of
the worlds 15 largest economies (together representing 70% of the
worlds GDP), are actually projected to face a labour shortage by
2030. Automation will make up some of the shortfall. However,
artificial intelligence and robotics are just as likely to compound
the situation with the new jobs they will bring and the new skills
the technology will require actually aggravates the already serious
labour shortages.
Local nursing homes have banded together to buy in bulk new
machines which can measure various vital signs at one go. Increased
automation helps minimize lapses and raise productivity ; their
admission process has cut down from two days to a few hours.
LOCAL NURSING HOMES JOIN FORCES TO BOOST CARE TECH
14 Apr 2015
Banding together to buy tech in bulk help achieve economics of
scale, increased automation and raised productivity.
SKILLS
Local Nursing Homes
The Workforce Crisis of 2030
Global Workforce crisis
TECHNOLOGY
Talent Swap