"The labor movement recognizes the need to restore our cost competitiveness, " explains legislator Lim Swee Say, deputy secretary general of the National Trades Union Congress.

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''We will not accept and have zero tolerance towards any words used or actions taken by our staff that are racially offensive, '' Lim Swee Say, NTUC's secretary general, who is also a cabinet minister, said in a statement.

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