By Fawwaz Baktee
The silence of the night was broken by the thundering beat of drums and crashes of the lion dance troupe, signalling the commencement of the pre-dawn Lunar New Year visits by NTUC Secretary-General (SG) Chan Chun Sing, Senior Minister of State (SMS) for Transport Josephine Teo and key union leaders from the National Transport Workers’ Union (NTWU) to Singapore’s public transport workers on 28 January 2017.
It has become a tradition for the Labour Movement to show appreciation to workers on the first day of Lunar New Year since 1999. This year, the festive cheer was brought to over 350 bus captains, depot staff and interchange staff from SBS Transit, Tower Transit, SMRT and Go-Ahead Singapore
At the visits, SG Chan, SMS Teo and NTWU Executive Secretary Melvin Yong distributed red packets and mandarin oranges to those on duty.
Here’s a quick roundup of the visits in photos:
SG Chan, SMS Teo and NTWU's Mr Yong spreading the festive cheer to Bus Captains from SBS Transit at Soon Lee Bus Depot.
SBS Transit Chief Bus Captain Chong Geok Tang, 65, shares his 22-years of experience in the bus industry with SG Chan.
SG Chan and Mr Yong giving away red packets and mandarin oranges to tower transit employees at Jurong East Bus Interchange.
Tripartite partners pen well-wishes for happiness, health and prosperity at the visit to SMRT workers.
Tossing up good fortune to usher in the Year of the Rooster with public transport workers from Go-Ahead Singapore.
To find out more on how the Labour Movement is appreciating workers on the first day of the Lunar New Year, click here.
