It has occurred to Greenland Business (GE) that the politicians in the Business and Raw Materials Committee state in a report that Naalakkersuisut and Greenland Business “must be assumed to have opposing interests”.
It wonders GE director Christian Keldsen that Inatsisartut politicians do not recognize the role of Greenlandic Business in Greenlandic society. Even in a time when, from the political side, it is said again and again that “We must stand together”.
We work for the same, reads the headline of a LinkedIn posting from the director and where the subheading states:
“It’s not about the goal – but the way to get there”.
Lacks recognition
In front of Sermitsiaq, who brought the news, where the conflicting interests are expressed by the Industrial and Natural Resources Committee, Christian Keldsen states the following:
– We are a stabilizing factor in the labor market and democracy, and I am sincerely sorry that we are not recognized for that. We are 330 member companies representing 8,400 employees, which is 30% of the workforce.
– I am quite sure that the hinterland will be very upset to hear that you are perceived as having opposing interests from the country’s legislative assemblies, elected by the same group of people.
And he draws threads to the current high-tension situation, where Trump has demanded ownership of Greenland.
Remarkable
– In a time when the strategy is to stand together, it is remarkable that freedom of organization is viewed in this way. If you look at the situation in the USA from the previous Trump period, Trump repeatedly attacked the American institutions, but the USA had built such a strong system that democracy could withstand his attacks, says the director, who adds:
– Without comparison, you have to remember how important civil society in Greenland is, and precisely in the situation we are in, we must strengthen it, and there is no doubt about it. The fact that we occasionally bring something else to the table does not mean that we have conflicting interests.
The GE director points out that it is only GE and not other interest organizations that the report is about in the matter of whether the autonomously owned and net directly owned companies must opt out of the employers’ association.
No contradiction
– I have therefore (in my posts on LinkedIn, ed.) allowed myself to assume that hopefully the report will not be read as that Inatsisartut and Naalakkersuisut are not working for a strong society and a strong business community. Because that is what we work for, and it cannot therefore be a contradiction.
In Christian Keldsen’s LinkedIn posting, he points out that “it is positive that, politically, you do not want to impose on parts of the business community to opt out of a named interest organization. In this case, Greenland’s Business. Together we are stronger, and the whole society benefits from the stability that freedom of organization creates for the labor market”.
