WORKER'S RIGHTS UNDER ATTACK, JTUM SAYS

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Some trade union leaders see human rights as somewhat equivalent to workers’ rights and in that regard, say it is under attack in T&T. Here is more in this report.

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00:00In celebration of World Human Rights Day,

00:03Trevor Johnson of the Joint Trade Union Movement says human rights or workers' rights

00:08can be seen as under attack in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:12Even in Trinidad and Tobago, when we look at, say, some of the institutions of the state,

00:19you know, we seem to be seeing an erosion, and some of it very subtle, erosion of the rights.

00:28Johnson says the blatant disregard of the right to free and fair collective bargaining was worsened

00:33by this.

00:34The decision to accept the recommendations of that report, which basically ensures that the

00:42politicians from the prime minister and senior public servants, etc., get significant increases,

00:51whilst you ask the rest of the trade unions in the public sector, in the public service,

01:00to accept a four percent.

01:02And according to David Abdullah, leader of the Movement for Social Justice,

01:06the country appears to be in dangerous territory.

01:09That freedom of association, in terms of trade union association, is frustrated by the whole

01:17process of people not being able to join a trade union of their choice,

01:21and the process of the recognition board, and so on.

01:23Freedom of assembly is limited by laws that have been passed, which limit, you know,

01:34you have to get permission from the commission of police to march, and these kinds of things.

01:40So freedom of assembly is limited.

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