Trade Unions Act 1940 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Constitution
29. Membership of employees of specified statutory board or body
Feedback & supportNo workman employed by such statutory board or body as the Minister may by order specify, shall be a member of or shall be accepted as a member by any trade union unless the membership of the trade union is confined exclusively to persons employed by that board or body.
workman
“workman” means any person who has entered into or works under a contract of service or apprenticeship with an employer, whether the contract is for manual labour, clerical work or otherwise, is express or implied, oral or in writing.
Any trade union whose membership is confined to persons employed by a statutory board or body specified by order under subsection (1) shall not, without the prior approval of the Minister, be affiliated to any other trade union or federation of trade unions whose membership is not otherwise so confined.
trade union
“trade union” means any association or combination of workmen or employers, whether temporary or permanent, whose principal object is to regulate relations between workmen and employers for all or any of the following purposes:(a)to promote good industrial relations between workmen and employers;(b)to improve the working conditions of workmen or enhance their economic and social status;(c)to achieve the raising of productivity for the benefit of workmen, employers and the economy of Singapore,and includes any federation;
Any order made by the Minister under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette and shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication.