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Minister of State for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin to Attend 22nd ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

09 May 2012

  1. The Minister of State (MOS) for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin will be attending the 22nd ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting (ALMM) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from 10 – 11 May 2012. The 22nd ALMM will focus on the theme "Improving Social Protection and Skills Development".
  2. MOS Tan will discuss labour initiatives with ASEAN Labour Ministers and his counterparts from the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea at the 8th ALMM Plus Three Labour Ministers Meeting. He will be accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of Manpower.
  3. The biennial ALMMs, together with the Senior Labour Officials Meetings, provide an important avenue for labour leaders of the ASEAN countries to discuss labour issues of common interest and to implement joint projects to benefit the region in the areas of employment, human resource management and development. At this year's ALMM, Singapore will share its approach, experiences and challenges in improving social protection and skills development.