The Special Select Committee of Parliament has announced the list of nine Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP)nominees, including Mr KKarthikeyan, Vice-President of the NTUC Central Committee and General Secretary of the United Workers of Petroleum Industry, for appointment as NMP by the President of Singapore on 26 August 2014 for a two and a half year term.
In response, NTUC President Diana Chia and Chairman of NTUC Nominated Member of Parliament Selection Panel Committee, said:
“The National Trades Union Congress welcomes the Special Select Committee of Parliament’s nomination of veteran union leader Mr K Karthikeyan, Vice-President of the NTUC Central Committee and General Secretary of the United Workers of Petroleum Industry, to the President of Singapore for appointment as a Nominated Member of Parliament. As a caring and dedicated union leader, he will speak up for workers’ interests and welfare in the Parliament so as to help them at their workplace and achieve a better life for themselves and their families ultimately.”
