Singaporean Mandarin Database
This database contains a collection of Mandarin terms which have cultural, historical or sentimental value unique to Singapore. These terms may be used by Singaporeans in the past or at present. Some of the terms are read in print while others are used in our everyday conversations.
National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)
社群、团体
Communities / Organisations
National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)
社群、团体
Communities / Organisations
DEFINITION
Noun
The national trade union centre in Singapore. Abbreviated as “职总” in Mandarin.
由来
- 全国职工总会于1961年成立，其前身为1951年成立的新加坡职工总会（Singapore Trades Union Congress）。
- 1961年，执政党人民行动党经历分裂，新加坡职工总会在同年解散。支持人民行动党的职总委员，于同年九月成立了全国职工总会（National Trades Union Congress）。
- 1970年代，职总成立了职总社会企业，包括职总英康（NTUC Income）、职总康福（NTUC Comfort），以及后来的职总消费合作社（前身为NTUC Welcome），为工人提供负担得起的保险，帮助国人应对生活成本的压力。
- 职总也支持政府的经济政策，随着劳动密集型工业的逐渐式微，没接受基本教育的职工面临失业的问题。为此，职工运动为这些职工开课培训，为了同时照顾到职工的家庭，职总也在组屋与企业地区设立托儿所设施。
- 2008年，职总属下的就业与职能培训中心（Employment and Employability Institute，e2i）开始为求职者提供训练与就业机会。
ETYMOLOGY
- The precursor of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) was the Singapore Trades Union Congress (STUC), which was established in 1951.
- In 1961, there was a split in the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), which resulted in the dissolution of the STUC. Members who supported the PAP went on to establish the NTUC in September that year.
- In the 1970s, NTUC established various social enterprises, such as NTUC Income, NTUC Comfort, and NTUC FairPrice (formerly known as NTUC Welcome), to provide affordable insurance for workers and help Singaporeans cope with the cost of living.
- NTUC also supported the Government’s economic policies over the course of Singapore’s development. With the gradual decline in labourintensive industries, workers without basic education faced employment issues. In response, the labour movement offered training classes for such workers and established childcare facilities in Housing & Development Board (HDB) blocks and office areas for the welfare of their families.
- In 2008, NTUC launched the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i), which provides training and job opportunities to job seekers.
例句
为纪念现代化研讨会第50周年，全国职工总会今天起在国家博物馆举行展览，介绍工会在新加坡的演变和发展，以及为工运作出重要贡献的人物。（《联合晚报》，4/7/2019）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Modernisation Seminar, NTUC will hold an exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore from today. The exhibition showcases the evolution and development of the trade union in Singapore, as well as the figures who have contributed greatly to the labour movement. (Lianhe Zaobao, 4/7/2019)