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GMB urged to speedily pay former workers
21 Mar 2016 at 05:22hrs | Views
Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisaion and Irrigation Development Joseph Made has urged the Grain Marketing Board to speedily settle the former workers outstanding money and asked the worker to stop picketing at the company.
Speaking in parliament Made said he may not foretell what a labour dispute between the workers and the parent Ministry might turn out to be.
"Specifically, you have pointed out the issue of the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) and I would want to say former GMB workers and their management had a disagreement. Litigation took place and the courts made a determination on the dispute,|" he said. "I believe that when the dispute was dealt with, there was an agreement between the employees and the GMB management. An agreement was deduced into writing. The issue has now been resolved. GMB was requested to increase the amount that they were paying to the workers. As Government, we supported this settlement whereby GMB would quickly pay the outstanding wages for the workers. The courts also ruled that the employees should not picket at the GMB premises."
He said that is his response as the responsible authority in his capacity as Minister that they will be able to fulfill what we have promised so that they reach closure on this issue.
Speaking in parliament Made said he may not foretell what a labour dispute between the workers and the parent Ministry might turn out to be.
"Specifically, you have pointed out the issue of the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) and I would want to say former GMB workers and their management had a disagreement. Litigation took place and the courts made a determination on the dispute,|" he said. "I believe that when the dispute was dealt with, there was an agreement between the employees and the GMB management. An agreement was deduced into writing. The issue has now been resolved. GMB was requested to increase the amount that they were paying to the workers. As Government, we supported this settlement whereby GMB would quickly pay the outstanding wages for the workers. The courts also ruled that the employees should not picket at the GMB premises."
He said that is his response as the responsible authority in his capacity as Minister that they will be able to fulfill what we have promised so that they reach closure on this issue.
Source - Byo24News
