Career Outside Politics
Yu-Foo started her career as a Senior Industrial Relations Officer with the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) soon after graduating from university. Over the years, she has been Chairman, Vice-President, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General of the NTUC.
Her other appointments have included:
- Member of the Professional Advisory Council of NTUC Childcare Co-operative Ltd
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Singapore National Co-operative Federation (SNCF)
- First woman to chair the NTUC Central Co-operative Fund Committee (CCFC)
She has also served as a Board Member of several statutory boards, co-operatives and listed companies such as:
- Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)
- Singapore Telecommunications
- NTUC Insurance Co-operative (INCOME)
- NTUC Fairprice
- NTUC Childcare
- National Environment Agency (NEA)
- Jurong Town Corporation (JTC)
- People’s Association (PA)
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