In response to the article of Tuesday August 3, 2010 in which the private sector was accused of delaying deliberations for political reasons, the SHTA is offering clarification on the series of events leading up to the association not attending the scheduled meeting.
The labor tripartite committee was instituted by Government in 2006 and had been meeting on a monthly basis since then. Members met on a voluntary basis, investing countless hours in the numerous issues affecting the current labor market. Before the new NA/ Heyliger government took office, it was agreed that the committee would meet again in 6 months to evaluate the consequences and impact of the new amended policy. This meeting never took place. Therefore, the SHTA, along with the other tripartite members, felt that the original task of the tripartite committee should first be completed before the committee is restructured.
SHTA clearly understands that it is government’s right to decide the membership of the Tripartite committee, we simply feel that it is only appropriate to acknowledge and respect the work that was put in by the original tripartite committee.