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GAMA Workers Seek Immediate Government Intervention To Secure Information And Access To Accounts

category national | racism & migration related issues | feature author Wednesday April 13, 2005 12:43author by redjadeauthor email dublinphoto at gmail dot com Report this post to the editors

They Also Demand Immediate Publication Of Labour Inspectors’ Report

A photoessay and account of the GAMA Workers Protest at the Dáil
{ photos by redjade } ©

Turkish Workers’ Action Group Press Statement: Tuesday 12th April 2005

At a major protest at the Dáil at lunchtime on Tuesday 12th April, the Turkish workforce of the GAMA construction company, joined and supported by Irish construction and other workers, called upon the Government to intervene immediately to secure the necessary information for the workers in relation to the secret bank accounts that GAMA opened in their names in Finasbank, Holland. A call was made that the Government, through the Dutch Government or directly with Finansbank, ensure that by this weekend each worker has a full statement of his account since it was first opened. This means an account of each transaction and the total funds in each worker’s name.

Once they have this information, the workers are then seeking a commitment from the Government that it will oblige Finansbank, Holland to accept instructions from each worker on what they wish to do with their funds. In this way, the issue of information on the secret bank accounts could be resolved within days and the issue of workers’ access to the funds could be resolved within two weeks.

The GAMA workers are also calling for the publication of the report by the Labour Inspectorate, which Minister Michéal Martin has now received. GAMA has an injunction prohibiting the report being published and that has been continued until next Monday. This begs the question what GAMA is trying to hide by preventing the publication of the report.

GAMA workers have been subjected to a regime of massive exploitation since the firm came to Ireland in 2000. They are obliged to work for more than 80 hours per week on a basic wage rate of €2.20 an hour plus food and lodging in barrack accommodation. It is not just an issue of justice for these workers, but also a question of protecting trade union rates of pay and proper working conditions for all workers.

Please note: language problems make it impossible to give a contact person for the TWAG. However, Joe Higgins T.D. or Councillor Mick Murphy will confirm the information in this statement.

Joe Higgins, Tel: (01) 618 3038
Cllr. Mick Murphy, Tel: 086 9683814

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   GAMA Protest at Dáil Éireann     redjade    Tue Apr 12, 2005 19:15 
   GAMA Protest at Dáil Éireann     redjade    Tue Apr 12, 2005 19:16 
   Na Tuircigh Abú     Duine    Tue Apr 12, 2005 19:44 
   More links & Googled Info....     redjade    Tue Apr 12, 2005 19:49 
   Good day     Eoin O'M    Tue Apr 12, 2005 19:50 
   Very Good Photos     SIPTU member    Tue Apr 12, 2005 20:02 
   Murray Consultants - GAMA's mouthpiece     friend of GAMA workers    Tue Apr 12, 2005 20:06 
   email the corporate liars     patrick o'neill    Tue Apr 12, 2005 20:25 
   maybe they need a visit?     Murray Consultants info    Tue Apr 12, 2005 20:34 
 10   Good on ya, Joe!     Impressed    Tue Apr 12, 2005 21:42 
 11   Gama and Irish complicity     hs    Wed Apr 13, 2005 00:39 
 12   and another thing...     hs    Wed Apr 13, 2005 00:41 
 13   Credit where Credit is due     Davy Carlin    Wed Apr 13, 2005 15:29 
 14   I don't agree with Davy's qualified praise     MO'B    Wed Apr 13, 2005 16:36 
 15   People in Glasshouses     Anto    Wed Apr 13, 2005 16:57 
 16   Not in agreement - there is the chalk and there is the cheese     Davy Carlin    Wed Apr 13, 2005 16:57 
 17   At the risk of continuing a derailment     Jonno    Wed Apr 13, 2005 18:02 
 18   Red star for Jonno     Prolier than thou    Wed Apr 13, 2005 18:27 
 19   Welcome back     Spuppy Watch    Wed Apr 13, 2005 18:29 
 20   back to the point     hs    Wed Apr 13, 2005 18:37 
 21   Credit where credits due     Ex-Miltant    Wed Apr 13, 2005 18:51 
 22   conference     hs    Wed Apr 13, 2005 19:18 
 23   ex militant     hs    Wed Apr 13, 2005 19:22 
 24   Away from Bickering     Dubliner    Wed Apr 13, 2005 19:29 
 25   Conference     SP member    Wed Apr 13, 2005 20:45 
 26   Kickbacks?     John McDermott    Wed Apr 13, 2005 22:58 
 27   mary harney invitied the company to ireland: questions     old head    Wed Apr 13, 2005 23:07 
 28   Slave Drivers Spin To Win With Murray Consultants     via examiner    Wed Apr 13, 2005 23:17 
 29   well done all     North    Thu Apr 14, 2005 00:24 
 30   Another Tribunal     john mcdermott    Thu Apr 14, 2005 02:03 
 31   hs     Prolier than thou    Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:22 
 32   Quick one     Davy Carlin    Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:18 
 33   Personality Politics from Carlin     Mary    Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:40 
 34   So are we up for deabte ? eh?     Davy Carlin    Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:58 
 35   Isn't that quaint     Prolier than thou    Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:06 
 36   GAMA, Bin Tax and the SP     Ex-Militant    Thu Apr 14, 2005 13:29 
 37   Personality Politics indication of Political Insecurity     Mary    Thu Apr 14, 2005 14:25 
 38   ridiculous bullshit     davy admirer (if only he'd get an editor)    Thu Apr 14, 2005 14:39 
 39   GAMA GAMA hey!     redjade    Thu Apr 14, 2005 15:22 
 40   Cheers mate - used to the knifes from such, water of a ducks back though.     Davy Carlin    Thu Apr 14, 2005 15:45 
 41   Bertie's Law - When Wolves Have Taken Over Henhouse as in Irish Economy / Society at Present     lawman    Thu Apr 14, 2005 16:28 
 42   Sometimes people surprise me     Butters    Thu Apr 14, 2005 16:37 
 43   The Gama workers and open up new possibilities for Irish working class and Irish left.     john throne    Thu Apr 14, 2005 18:08 
 44   Oh that Hadden he is very bad     .    Thu Apr 14, 2005 18:40 
 45   john and other critics     hs    Thu Apr 14, 2005 19:09 
 46   Debate within the Movements is essential and should be embraced not feared.     Davy Carlin    Thu Apr 14, 2005 19:25 
 47   required     required    Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:08 
 48   Yea - I agree - there is a lack of debate     Davy Carlin    Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:38 
 49   Protests in Belgium and Sweden     hs    Sat Apr 16, 2005 16:06 
 50   Another question     Curious    Mon Apr 18, 2005 13:52 
 51   Irish Govt deports Fathers of Irish Kids while Importing Turks illegally?     redjade    Mon Apr 18, 2005 14:53 
 52   Paying for information regarding GAMA Finances     Jeff Sinclair    Tue Aug 16, 2005 19:51 


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