- The Father of the Nation, A Brother to Our Workers -
The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) held a tribute service at the Singapore Conference Hall on 27 March 2015 to honour the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of Singapore and a dear brother to the Labour Movement.
Over 800 guests, comprising union leaders, members of the Labour Movement family and communities, members of the People’s Action Party, as well as management and government partners, gathered to pay tribute to him. The event was also attended by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and family members.
At the memorial service, 14 speakers paid tribute to the late Mr Lee. Amongst them were pioneer generation, mature and younger union leaders; flowed-on and current labour leaders; as well as tripartite partners. (Refer to Annex A for the list of speakers.)
A video which captures late Mr Lee’s involvement and journey with the Labour Movement was screened before the speakers delivered their tribute pieces. (Refer to Annex B for the tribute pieces.)
The service ended with all guests observing a minute of silence.
An area in the foyer of the Singapore Conference Hall was also set up for guests to pen condolence messages.
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To read more about late Mr Lee Kuan’s Yew involvement and journey with the Labour Movement, visit Remembering Lee Kuan Yew
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