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Region Four Chairman seeks explanation on Ministers’ protest

Apr 24, 2012 News

 

 

Region Four Chairman, Clement Corlette, has asked Prime Minister Samuel Hinds to explain what he calls the intentional incitement of workers into protest actions by Government Ministers.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Corlette stated: “It is unacceptable for any Government Minister to intentionally incite workers into protest action unwarrantedly or create such conditions and so I believe that you as the Prime Minister owe an explanation for the actions of your Ministers.”
The letter captioned “Irregular actions of Government Ministers,” made specific reference to a television programme featuring Ministers Irfaan Ali, Dr. Frank Anthony and Jennifer Westford and aired on Channel 28 on April 18.
Corlette said that during the programme the Ministers argued that the proposed motion to the National Assembly by Alliance For Change Parliamentarian, Khemraj Ramjattan, to cut off budgetary appropriations to pay for contract workers would cause massive lay-off.
He added, “In arguing their case they made statements saying the workers to be affected will have to protest to save their jobs.”
The letter also referred to the conduct of Ministers during the protest and the large gathering of contract workers foregoing productive hours to assemble within the precinct of the Parliament Buildings.
He painted the protest as misguided actions by Ministers, which caused anxiety and disquiet in Region Four in the jurisdiction of the Municipality of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown.
Corlette said, “I consider the actions of your Government Ministers unlawful and questionable…They were unnecessarily away from public duty while at the same time encouraging malingering and absenteeism by workers who had no industrial grievance.”
“I should be grateful for the exercise of better judgement in future by your Government Ministers who are also Honourable Members of the National Assembly,” he said.

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