The NTUCB is putting the Briceño administration on the clock. Union leaders say government has ninety days to establish a tripartite structure at BTL, one that would give both the National Trade Union Congress of Belize and the Belize Chamber of Commerce a seat at the decision-making table. NTUCB President Ella Waight says that kind of shared oversight is the only way to rebuild public confidence in the company.
Ella Waight
Ella Waight, President, NTUCB
“The people’s telecommunication company must include the people in BTL. In BTL it is said by the Chairman, it is finally admitted that the company is owned by Belizeans. Then we say workers and the Belizeans must have a meaningful voice in its governance. We therefore call for what has been established at many companies and boards, the tripartite structure at BTL. The timeline is ninety days. It can be done. It has been done at Social Security Board, the University of Belize Board. Many boards in this country. It allows for accountability, transparency and once we have BCCI, the employer’s representative, the workers’ representative, NTUCB, we know we can gain back trust in these organizations.”
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