The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) says it is concerned that the gains which workers have achieved to establish their right and dignity through labor laws and collective agreements are being eroded.
In a Labor Day message, the UWP says those rights are being “gradually and systematically taken away by those who consciously lure the workers into a culture of dependence, rather than creating the enabling environment for gainful employment, productivity and personal development”.
The opposition party says it believes one way of halting that trend is for all Trade Unions in Dominica to unite and form a Trades Union Congress to preserve the workers rights and to give effective representation.
“This in our view is absolutely necessary to ride the raging tide of globalization and the marginalization of the workers in this age of technological advancement,” the UWP statement says.
The party says integration of the Caribbean and the islands of the OECS begin with the people of the region and their democratic organizations, and it is imperative that “we unite to bring positive change to our working environment and to our quality of life”.
May Day (Labor Day) is being observed in Dominica on May 7.
Alas Workers all you puis. eh. All yu that is is being eroded wiiiii. Honestly when i read the headlines I said workers dead. lololoolllllllllll..
Personally, May day should be abolished all Unions gone political so the toughest surviving. PSU gone Workers
DAT gone Labour
Jemmot in the middle
Theother one still floating look a May Day
Best we go Marigot in Mayfest but Eddo up there, he will come and campaign and we not in dat.
those uwp members need 2 get some intresting things 2 do with there useless time and stop trying 2 bring down our country they had there time already.
AA! WOY, UWP ALIVE NAH? lOOK WHO”S TALKING ABOUT WORKERS RIGHT. UWP FIRED, TRANSFERRED AND OR FRUSTRATED ALL THEIR OPPONENTS. THEY DISBANDED DBGA AND TODAY THEY TALKING. STUPES. STAY WHERE ALL YOU ARE TAN. IN THE YARD.JUST DOH LET ME TALK. I OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER.
A trades union congress is a great idea,but our union leaders only give lip service to having such an organisation.Each leader thinks they can do it all by themselves.Lack of unity and worker disorganisation along with political tribalism have landed us just where we are.Great call but where do we go from there? When i attended the St Mary’s Academy in the mid- seventies, i used to read the ‘Caribbean Contact’ newspaper. Back then we knew there was a trades union congress in Guyana and understood how powerful it was.I do hope our union leaders take heed and work on establishing one in Dominica soon.In the interest of workers unite.
Trade Unions are so 1970’s. They died when communism died.Do a search on Lech Walesa and you will understand what I meant by that.
@ PROF.WIKILEAKS
Are you ever negative. There is a reason for May 1st and it should continue. The plight of workers must always be addressed and never to be forgotten. It should be kept on the top burner, so to speak.
Surely, you should know what communism has wrought upon those countries, their nationals and the world in general. Would you like to revert to the age of communism? God forbid!
Employers must respect the rights of employees and pay them fair wages for work performed. In other words, equal pay for equal work.
The government of Dominica should establish a Human Rights Commission. It appears that this is badly needed in DA. This would assist all workers.
In countries where there is an H.R. Commission, employers do not get away with such abuse. Employees must ensure that their actions are correct and abide by employers’ regulations. If employers fail to recognize the Law, there should be a Law to protect the employees from unfairness and being taken advantage of.
Canada has a Labor Law, Labor Office and Human Rights Commission. There are also groups working towards assisting workers. Anytime I want relevant information, I simply telephone those offices.
Dominica should also have a Labor Law and Office to be administered and to adhere to. It is time to get serious about assisting the DA workers. Happy and properly paid employees make happy and efficient workers, if you know what I mean.
UWP gains are being eroded – Workers
what!!!!
what you say ?
UWP IS GRADUALLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY BEING ERODED FROM THE INSIDE.
so long UWP vanish hahahahaha all u too sot get a life workers
so moun sa la mem paka las piche chu labour.ale garde pour traveil pour zor fais eh bon
All u hear what day it is Labor day so all uwp people should stay home it not all u day lol ha ha ha lmbo
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Maybe u should make yourself known so that u could be arrested for abuse of ‘Freedom of Speech” and Chronic Illiteracy! Steups man!
papamete u killing me hahaha is labour day hahha workers should stay home?? but they always home just talking trying to destroy de good name of DOMINICA