SINGAPORE - Veteran unionist K. Karthikeyan, 60, recalls how a decision to freeze wages in 1986 - a time when Singapore was reeling from its first post-independence recession - drove him to get involved in union work.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Veteran unionist K. Karthikeyan, 60, recalls how a decision to freeze wages in 1986 - a time when Singapore was reeling from its first post-independence recession - drove him to get involved in union work.
Since becoming a full-time union leader in 1988, Mr Karthikeyan has worn many other hats, such as NTUC vice-president, Nominated MP, and a committee chairman with the Workplace Safety and Health Council. In 2001, the SPCEU merged with the United Workers Of Petroleum Industry, where Mr Karthikeyan is now executive secretary.
"I told HR, he's got a daughter, could you give a job to her so at least they will have a constant income? Surprisingly, the company said it was a good idea - they needed someone in one of the sections. They immediately hired his daughter and paid her more than what her father was getting." Turning to the present state of Singapore's economy, which has been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr Karthikeyan said he is concerned about the retrenchments and the difficulty of finding new jobs. Many companies are not hiring at the moment, he noted, and people may be unwilling to accept new roles without the same standard of pay.
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