A Singaporean minister collapses crying in parliament due to workers losing their jobs due to Corona
The Minister of Manpower expresses her feelings in tears.
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Tears dominated Singaporean Minister of Manpower, Josephine Teo, in Parliament yesterday and then collapsed in tears, as she spoke about the jobs and workers affected by the economic recession caused by the Corona epidemic.
And it became the last politician to show intense emotional feelings because of those who suffered from the Corona epidemic, just four months after former Minister of National Development Lawrence Wong cried in Parliament during his praise of workers on the front lines to fight Covid-19.
Teo (52 years) was concluding her first speech in the fourteenth parliament when her voice quivered while talking about ways to hire more Singaporeans and recognize companies that pay better wages, and addressed those who lost their jobs by saying: “Please know that you are always in our hearts, and however long this continues The storm, the Ministry of Manpower will continue with you the journey, and no matter how difficult the journey, we will help you to stand on your feet.
She added, "Our mission is to help each of you appear stronger, by not giving up hope and working with employers in Singapore to treat you fairly, so that your hard work bears fruit. Our efforts will never stop."
This sentiment did not elicit feelings for some audiences, with some skeptics describing it as an insincere feeling.
Some on Facebook mocked Teo and put her in the category of other local actresses.
"Congratulations to Minister Josephine Teo on her performance, which won the Parliament Award yesterday," one of the posts read.
Teo's tears were the latest emotional show in front of Parliament.
In May, 47-year-old Representative Wong, who is now Minister of Education, was thanking workers in areas such as healthcare, transportation, tourism and the media for providing services to their citizens during the COVID-19 outbreak when he appeared to be losing his cool, wiping his eyes and taking a dose of Water before continuing, as he said, "Words are not enough to express our appreciation to the many Singaporeans who are doing their best to combat the virus, but I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who does their part."
Other politicians in the past who have expressed their feelings in Parliament in tears include Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, himself, who wailed in Parliament in 2017 while talking about his late father, Lee Kuan Yew, and his hostility with his brothers around their father's house on Oxley Road.
That same year, former Minister of Manpower, Lim Soi-Sai, collapsed in tears several times in Parliament while sharing case studies on job seekers.
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