NTUCB Rally Back On: Workers Urged to March This Saturday

After being rained out in June, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize is back on track with its much-anticipated march and rally, now set for this Saturday in Belize City. NTUCB President Ella Waight is once again calling on union members and workers from across the country to show up and stand strong. The message? Delayed, but not denied. Here’s what she had to say about the movement and why your voice matters.

 

Ella Waight, President, NTUCB

“We are surrounding our march and rally around four national themes, which includes good governance, respect for unions, democracy now and systematic change. One of the key national teams is good governance. We would like the public to understand that all these themes are important to workers of this country and they should be as important to every citizen of this country. Whenever unions negotiate for salary adjustments or better benefits for workers we have to ensure that Belize and our government are practicing good governance. We are asking again that all workers, citizens and young people, even retirees, join our rally on Saturday. We are asking union members to wear their union colors to bring out their banners and flags because that is how we will make our point to the employers of this country that we mean business and demand the respect that we deserve. We are sending out a special invitation to those workers in the BPOs and call centers to join us on Saturday. We hear their call that they want to be organized. They want fair representation and appreciated for the work they do. But we need to see them, we need to see them out there and we are asking them to wear white so that we can say we see you and we will do our best to get you organized and protect your rights as workers, because you are important to the economy of this country.”

 

The NTUCB will also be conducting a youth recruitment drive on Saturday through its youth arm headed by Ashley Longford.