The PAP will work “shoulder to shoulder” with all workers to build a better Singapore, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on May 1.
As the country prepares to head to the polls on May 3, he pledged that the PAP will never step away from the labour movement, regardless of the outcome of the general election.
“This is my promise to all workers of Singapore,” PM Wong said in his May Day Rally speech, as he asked Singaporeans to judge him and his team fairly.
“Examine what we have done and how we have led. If you believe, in your heart of hearts, that we have stayed true to our promise, that we are the best team to take Singapore forward in these turbulent times, then give us your support.”
Addressing about 1,600 union leaders and tripartite partners at the rally in Downtown East, PM Wong said Singapore has achieved so much because the PAP Government, the labour movement and business leaders have worked together instead of being at odds with one another.
Holding up the country’s model of tripartism, he said workers are always “at the heart of all we do”.
“We do not agree all the time. In fact, we often disagree. I assure you there is no groupthink. If there is groupthink, Singapore will not be here today,” he added. “We do not fight with one another, but we fight together to secure better outcomes for every worker.”
The Straits Times
