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NTUC to form new Platform Work Associations for enhanced worker support

It will form the associations once Parliament passes the Platform Workers Bill.

The National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) will establish new Platform Work Associations (PWA) once Parliament passes the bill, which will increase the wages of these workers through CPF contributions.

NTUC said the new PWAs will enhance its “representation” of platform workers once the bill gets the green light.

“The new PWAs will continue the work of the National Taxi Association (NTA), the National Private Hire Vehicles Association (NPHVA) and the National Delivery Champions Association (NDCA), but this time, they will have more legal backing,” NTUC said.

“Once the new associations are formed when the law kicks in, existing members of the current three associations will be ported over to their new associations automatically, without requiring members to do anything on their part,” NTUC added.

NTUC stated that the PWAs will also work to expand initiatives like providing financial assistance through the NTUC Care Fund (Work Injury Relief).

Additionally, the PWAs will negotiate Collective Agreements with platform operators and set up formal grievance-handling mechanisms for members.

Under the new Platform Workers Bill, the government will gradually adjust the CPF contribution rates for platform workers and operators to match those of salaried employees between 2025 and 2029.

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