emmanuel musaazi,
I dnot know how Matek will respond to this, but form me this is sickening and too much from you Musaazi; how low can you get! I'll not comment further, but I'll make sure justice will track down the likes of you and your icons in power.
y
>From: "emmanuel musaazi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: Re: ugnet_: Reform warns Tri-Star firm
>Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 15:54:18 -0500
>
>Bwana Matek has been quiet these days....i guess there is no action
>in the north..."too peaceful" (no killings).
>
>
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>>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 Publications
>>
>>
>>
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