Lim swee say how many times must i say no to miminum. Minister of manpower lim swee say warned on tuesday nov 1 that cheaper. You may have heard upturn the downturn, cheaper, better, faster, and my personal favourite, better, betterer, betterest. Speech by mr lim swee say, minister for manpower, at.
He previously served as the minister for the environment from 2001 to 2004, a minister in the prime ministers office from 2004 to 2015, and as the. Pm lee hsien loong wrote this valedictory letter for mr lim swee say, who is. Elaborating what cbf means according to union chief lss cheaper is to be more productive, better is more capable, faster is. Lim swee say, as labor chief, also urge workers to be cheaper, better, faster at a time when singapore has the highest income inequality among developed countries. The last time i checked, no minister of pms office can implement something in a ministry without consulting pm and the minister involved. The first how to achieving this success is where mr lim swee say s cheaper, better, faster economy concept comes into play. Not since the 1990s, when goh chok tong spouted all manner of football analogies, has anyone generated so much interest over his own slogans and turns of phrases. Cna paraphrased minister lim swee say s words when hes probably already the most quoteworthy minister. Airconditioning plays a crucial role in our economy. Singapore manpower minister lim swee say has a knack for simple and effective messaging, and his vivid catchphrases have stuck with many singaporeans today, prime minister lee hsien loong said. Mr lim expressed his delight over the wonder picks during a meeting with reporters back in 20, for which amelia tan from the straits times reports. Cbf cheaper, better, faster was coined around three and a half years ago by lim swee say to discuss the different ways singapore workers need to adapt to changing world economic processes. A member of the governing peoples action party pap, he stepped down as minister for manpower in 2018.
Better, faster, cheaper 2016 the path to agility conference duration. Speech by lim swee say minister for manpower at committee of. Cheaper, better, faster model might have outlast its usefulness. Our labour minister, lim swee say, commented recently on how singaporeans workers need to become cheaper, better, faster to compete in the global economy. Lim out on making a false statement since there is an opposing correlation.
You returned to the ntuc to serve fulltime as deputy secretarygeneral in 2005, to prepare to succeed mr lim boon heng as ntuc secretarygeneral two years later. Singapore singapores competitive edge in offering products and services that are cheaper or better may soon be eroded. Yet, your entire argument is about trying to draw a correlation between cbf, and calling mr. The businessman will employ a cheap foreigner socalled foreign. Infamous quotes and speeches from our millionaire clowns posts. Lim is known for a vast range of phrases he has used in his time among our political leadership, cheaper, better, faster, twothirds plus onethird. Mr lee kuan yew wrote in his book hard truths that not everybody can work with the ntuc and grassroots leaders lim swee say is.
The veteran minister also coined snappy slogans such as. However, he warned that this will come at the cost of many current occupations because technology can do these jobs cheaper, better and faster. Pm lee pays glowing tribute to outgoing labour chief, says mr lim is. Same with our jobs, i dont mind working better and faster as long as they pay me morer. I hope we dont need to price our products as better, faster, cheaper.
At the most, the ministers of pms office are supposed to help and assist. Lim swee say news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2017 learn how and when to remove this template message. Wants a cheaper, better, faster workforce in singapore, our workers to become better, betterer, betterest, but is staunchly against minimum wages. Suay asks singaporean to bite three bullets aka be cheaper, better faster. Former ntuc secretarygeneral and manpower minister lim swee say says he often asks himself these questions in his 23 years as a parliamentarian. The racist remarks harry lee made on muslims in this book did make a huge. Imagine this coming from the person who is supposed to head the labour union precisely the person who should be protecting us and helping us fight for higher wages. A tribute to former minister of manpower lim swee say, ceo mr seah used his catchphrase better, faster, cheaper in his annual reports in 2017 and 2018. Yesterday, mr lim said that he has since found a better way to explain futurisation. How have we done as an economy, society and nation.
As we go into the second half, the only way to win is to focus on. Ntuc may day rally 20 afterthoughts part 1 aspirantsg. Lim swee say slammed by netizens for his zorro outfit. We must become cheaper not by cutting wages but by improving productivity. If this happens, they would become cheaper, better, and faster than singapore. Former ntuc secretarygeneral lim swee say is wellknown for his candid catchphrases. Mr lim swee say serving food to cleaners at an event organised by. Not to be mistaken as lower remunerations for workers, these 3 terms are actually solutions for businesses to be more competitive.
Cheaper better faster better always appears heng ah. For years, some people have mistaken that the labour movement want workers to be cheaper, better, faster. Whenever the issue of the minimum wage is raised, union leaders hasten to say that it is not the solution for singapore. Lim swee say reveals workforce predictions hrd asia. Top labour award for former manpower minister lim swee say. Cheaper better faster competitive strategy youtube. Minister lim swee say is also notorious for his substandard english and his penchant for coining singlish slogans like cheaper, better, faster and better, betterer and betterest, with many questioning whether if he is qualified to be a minister. Political leaders must always be in sync with current.
Same with our jobs, i dont mind working better and faster. Like the government, they emphasize increasing productivity or additional skills training to, in the words of lim swee say, build a cheaper, better, faster economy. Singapores migrant workers struggle to get paid cnn. Filling their shoes are minister without portfolio and ntuc secretary general lim swee say. This article needs additional citations for verification. When labour chief lim swee say goes to chinese restaurant din tai fung, his eyes are peeled not so.
Cheaper, better, faster model might have outlast its. Secretarygeneral lim swee say reminded the house that far more. The 9 levers for transforming how work gets done hammer, michael, hershman, lisa w. We will also bring in foreign specialists from germany, to train our local trainers. Lets get it clear, the debate on minimum wage in singapore gained momentum because income gap has widened so much in the past decade and an significant underclass consisting of the bottom 2030% of resident workforce. September 11, 20 the infamous notion advocated by union chief lim swee say on cheaper, better, faster cbf economy might be a bad model, however it works for still developing countries but obsolete for countries making transition into an advanced knowledge economy. Mr lee kuan yew wrote in his book hard truths that not everybody can. Lim swee say is notorious for his lingos since he became a minister without portfolio in the prime ministers office. Be faster, better, cheaper, says lim swee say the online citizen. Workers champion known for lighthearted approach, singapore.
The following information is extracted from prime minister lee hsien loongs valedictory letter to mr lim swee say. Cheaper better faster the labour movement should not let lim swee say it himself. The infamous notion advocated by union chief lim swee say on cheaper, better, faster cbf economy might be a bad model, however it works for still developing countries but obsolete for countries making transition into an advanced knowledge economy. As we go into the second half, the only way to win is to focus on the offensive the downturn is not over yet.
A few months earlier, he also coined the term upturn the downturn to encourage singaporeans to think. Lim swee says effective catchphrases not idle wordplay. In 2007, lim coined the phrase to exhort singaporean companies to increase their competitiveness. Amongst the most memorable are cheaper, better, faster, better. In his valedictory letters to these ministers, mr lee said that some of mr lims more memorable phrases were cheaper, better, faster, better, betterer, betterest, futurise and most recently.
Din tai fung gives manpower chief lim swee say the best. Valedictory letter from pm lee hsien loong to mr lim swee say. The veteran minister also coined snappy slogans such as cheaper, better, faster and upturn the downturn in his speeches, sometimes drawing. Singapore in a glowing tribute, prime minister lee hsien loong today may 1 hailed the contributions of mr lim swee say in the labour movement, and.
Ntuc secretarygeneral and labour chief lim swee say clarifies the meaning of a cheaper, better, faster economy, stressing that companies need not shrink their manpower to attain greater. Lim swee say news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2017 learn how and when to. Skilled foreign workers can play a role in a cheaper, better, faster economy. Lim swee say, singapores environment minister, told airconditioning executives last year. What lim swee say said over the cheaper, faster and better thing is a reflection of government policy. Published on jul 25, 20 ntuc secretarygeneral and labour chief lim swee say clarifies the meaning of a cheaper, better, faster economy, stressing that companies need not shrink their manpower. Mr lim laid claim to his famous tagline of how workers should be cheaper, better and faster cbf. The cheaper better faster phrase has been sorely misunderstood and quoted out of context for years. There are many books and articles written on such forms of meritocracy. Men line up to sign their names in a book and claim tokens for a free meal, redeemable at cheap restaurants in singapores little india district. Lim swee say gotta work cheaper, better, faster page 6. Lim swee say gotta work cheaper, better, faster page 5. O, cheaper better faster music video spoof or tribute.
Cna paraphrased minister lim swee says words when hes. Miyagi had a few words to say about cheaper better faster. Under the ctp, over a period of 15 months, we will support our precision engineering companies to install high speed high precision machines. Cheaper, better, faster, he said, not by lowering wages but by raising skills and productivity, and developing new business capabilities in order. Lim stressed that adaptability will be the key skill for workers in the future, as rapid transformation in the workplace is expected to heighten the. Better, faster, cheaper lim swee say, the man who came up with the catchphrase better, faster, cheaper and many more. Restaurants turn to emenus to become cheaper, better, and.
Speech by mr lim swee say, minister for manpower, at committee of supply 2018. He has also created snappy catchphrases, like cheaper, better, faster and upturn the downturn, and gamely used them in public speeches to make a point. Lim swee say to stay on as manpower minister, gan kim yong. The expectations, needs and aspirations of singaporeans are changing rapidly, as is the world, and political leaders must always be in sync with the. It looks like labour chief lim swee say s notoriously misplaced slogan cheaper, better, faster has finally made a point that he didnt intend to make in describing the plight of most. Posted in uncategorized tagged funny, gif, ho ching, huat ah, lhl, lim swee say, lss, pap, pm lee, tan chuan jin, tch, tcj, teo chee hean leave a comment lim swee say cheaper better faster cbf posted on april 30, 2014 by anonymous.
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