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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
Nassau, Bahamas - Dr. Minnis, Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM), issued the following statement on former Baha Mar employees being told to be grateful that they are receiving any of their back wages:
“The FNM has stood with the Bahamian people demanding that the PLP Government fix the injustice that was brought upon the former Baha Mar employees when they were laid off without receiving their pay. We are amazed to hear the comment from the Government’s representative on the claims committee, suggesting that former employees of Baha Mar should be grateful to receive any of their back wages. Baha Mar employees and certainly any other employees who find themselves in a similar position should expect to be paid all outstanding payments and should not be told to be grateful that they are being paid for their completed work.”
“These former employees have struggled for a year anticipating that the Government would hopefully stand up for them to their Chinese allies. Now the Government just wants them to be grateful for what they are getting, in some cases less than what is due to them, and then be quiet. But true to form this Government has provided little direction or details to these former Baha Mar workers, who are forced to show up with very little information when they try to get what is owed to them. Why should they be forced to sign any document before they see the amount of their back wages? Why are some being forced to sign without having a clear assessment or understanding of the process or given the time to make a clear assessment if they are being compensated correctly? This is not how you treat people that have been wronged, but sadly this is how the PLP Government treats the Bahamian people who elected them to serve.”
“The Free National Movement stands with all of the people still concerned and troubled by the lack of transparency and details of the PLP’s deal made with the Chinese, shrouded in secrecy and then sealed by the courts on behalf of this Government. The people continue to cry out for transparency and true accountability. It’s time for the embattled Prime Minister to finally unseal his secret deal and let the Bahamian people see what else we should be ‘grateful’ for.”
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