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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
14th July 2004
NATUC MEETS WITH THA
A delegation of the National Trade Union Centre will be meeting with officials of the Tobago House of Assembly, tomorrow, Thursday July15, 2004, at the Office of the Chief Secretary, in Tobago.
The Tobago House Assembly would be represented by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Orville London; Mr. Jerome Keens-Dumas, Chief Administrator and Dr. Anslem London, Secretary of Finance.
NATUC would be represented by Mr. Robert Giuseppi, President; Mr. Vincent Cabrera, General Secretary as well as Mr. Richard Jack of the Postal Workers Union and Lydia Peters of the National Union of Government and Federated Workers .
The meeting will deal with the conditions of work of workers in Tobago with a specific focus on the high cost of living which workers face in Tobago. It is estimated that consumers including workers pay at least 15% more for all goods and services in Tobago. NATUC is campaigning for Collective Agreements between Employers and Trade Unions to contain a special clause so that a Special Allowance would be paid to Tobago workers, since according to Price Schedules, Tobago is a Special Area.
ENDENT CABRERA
GENERAL SECRETARY July 14, 2004