• PS stopped asking "what animal is TC?" and complimented the RRA dialogue and case study

• 2 new TC programmes, especially the both mind- and resources-boggling TLP that we challenged ourselves to conduct

• curated tripartism content sufficient to push out learning modules with CSC and MOMA, and staff tripartite think piece at HOD forum

• team also supported each other through difficult personal times this year (I saw so much ❤️) and we welcomed healthy baby tang yuan 👶🏻🐉

At the same time, we continued to deliver difficult reports like ESR and workplace dashboard (even received a compliment from PS for our slide 😂)

Thanks team for the hard work! 👍🙏

P.S. LT told me to post a cute pic, so here's my cat

1. We realise that partnerships was key to multiply our efforts and the year showed how we grew stronger through links with the industry. New links and opportunities formed with LKYSPP, CSC and MOMA..realise its through weak links that new areas can be developed further. Through it all, it was like building/ shaping a strong foundation/platform like a lego brick model on tripartism for future generations.

2. This helps as a good stepping stone for LRWD to do greater things (I.e policy development, push for fair workplace practices and start discussions on new areas like AI/climate change etc)✨️

At the same time, we navigated tough and multiple PQs on retrenchment with timelines that eats into officer’s rest time, all in the name of making sure concerns about worker protections and tripartism were addressed clearly and thoughtfully.

It wasn’t always smooth sailing. There were tough discussions, unexpected roadblocks, and the occasional scolding when things didn’t go as planned. But through it all, the team stuck together, putting in the hard work, long hours, and plenty of back-and-forth debates to get things right. I’m grateful to have worked alongside such a dedicated and resilient team—the kind that supports each other, keeps a sense of humor even in tense moments, and never loses sight of why we do this work.

As Helen Keller put it, "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."

I'm happy that we were able to deal with the challenges that arose in the aftermath of the Lazada retrenchment and the issues that followed (though the long tail remains - we're still working on it)