NTUC will help workers navigate disruptions from Al: Desmond Choo

The National Trades Union Congress has pledged to help workers navigate the challenges of disruption, including job anxieties brought about by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).

- Sharon Salim Business Correspondent

Speaking in Parliament on Sept 24 during the debate on the President’s Address, NTUC deputy secretary-general Desmond Choo said the labour movement is committed to protecting livelihoods and leaving no worker behind.

“Our mission has always been to protect our workers through every economic wave, and the age of AI is no different,” he said.

Mr Choo, who is also Minister of State for Defence, called for workers to be given fair gains from improvements in productivity. He emphasised equal use of technology that serves and uplifts all, instead of creating a divide between “winners and losers”.

“A world in which only shareholders and a select few benefit from economic transformation is neither desirable nor sustainable,” he said.