The owners of Tri-Star could easily be the same owners of some
fictitious Malaysian owned Bank that led to the collapse of Green
land Bank and were also in the process of buying Uganda Commercial
Bank.
Given the way the so called Sri-Lankan owner holds himself,it is
possible only his employer can bring pressure to bear on him and not
those who think they are representatives of Ugandans in the legislature.
Just wondering aloud,only that I am afraid, I could be right.
Thank you.
Kipenji.
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J Ssemakula <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
J Ssemakula <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
----Original Message Follows---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ugnet_: Reform warns Tri-Star firm Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:12:25 EST Reform warns Tri-Star firm By Emma Mutaizibwa Oct 28, 2003 KAMPALA – The Reform Agenda yesterday gave Apparels Tri-Star a one-week ultimatum to reinstate the recently fired employees or else it would petition the American government. The textile factory, which exports apparels to the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, was closed last week after more than 200 female employees went on strike protesting low pay and poor working conditions. The management subsequently sacked the striking employees, popularly called Agoa girls. Mr Reagan Okumu, the Reform Agenda’s first vice chairman, said he would give the benefit of the doubt to Tri-Star to reinstate the fired girls. If that fails, he said, he would ask the US Congress to close down the factory owned by Sri Lankan businessman Vellupillai Kananathan. “The law that was enacted by the US Congress on Agoa emphasises that the country that is exporting its goods to the US must be democratic,” Okumu told journalists at Reform Agenda’s weekly news briefing yesterday. “But the factory is violating the labour laws of this country. The working terms are typical of modern slavery,” he said. He added: “We have given them a week to reinstate these girls or else we shall ask the US to lock them out of business.” The official, who is also the MP for Aswa County, said that although Agoa is supposed to be ran as a state institution, it is being ran like a family business. Another Reform Agenda official, Mr Christopher Kibanzanga, who is also MP for Busongora South, said the conditions at the Apparels Tri-Star factory represent “modern slavery”. “Multinational corporations¼ are more powerful than the state; can you imagine Tri-Star Company uses the police to beat up innocent Ugandans?” Kananathan was unavailable for comment and his phone was switched off. The presidential assistant on Agoa, Ms Suzan Muhwezi, was also not available for comment. © 2003 The Monitor PublicationsWhy isn 't Tri-Star owned by a Ugandan? AGOA = AFRICAN etc, etc
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