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FREDDIE Kissoon, self-confessed ethnicity hater and ambassador for African rights, continues to peddle his nonsense that Africans are marginalised despite evidence to the contrary in every sphere within the public sector, including the National Insurance Scheme. Employees within the public sector enjoy the following benefits:
(a) Security of tenure and cannot be dismissed at will;
(b) One month’s passage assistance, not applicable in the private sector;
(c) Non-contributory pension scheme, payable at age 55, unlike the private sector;
(d) A five-day, 36 ½ hours week;
(e) Non-existent disciplinary measures, for lateness, absenteeism, bribery, non-performance, etc.;
(f) Guaranteed NIS pension at age 60. Public sector employees benefit mostly from NIS pensions and other benefits, not those hard-working fishermen, rice producers, farmers, construction workers, minibus drivers, conductors, et al;
(g) Generous leave conditions, such as annual 21-42 days, 28 sick days, 7 casual days and 14 public holidays. When added to weekends, time lost through lateness, official time off, bathroom breaks, malingering and early departures, it may result in less than a four-day work week.
So, apart from the public sector Freddie, where Afro-Guyanese dominate, is there any other employment opportunities that provide similar benefits to Indians? Since the government does not control employment in the private sector, it is immaterial whether Indians, Africans or Chinese are employed.
In any political system, supporters of the incumbent party are given preference and there is a preponderance of evidence to support this during the PNC misrule, when a party card was a sine qua non for obtaining jobs. But maybe at that time you were deaf, dumb or blind.
And, from a practical point of view Freddie, would you consider as marginalisation the employment of a PPP Indian supporter in preference to a PNC African supporter for a job for which they are similarly qualified?
Do you expect as a party in government, qualifications apart, that persons employed in sensitive government positions should be given to supporters of the PNC in preference to PPP supporters?
Would you as an employer consider as marginalisation the employment of your daughter or wife in preference to another Indian or African for a job for which they are similarly qualified?
And finally Freddie, do you consider as fair and just, the vast disparity in electricity rates paid by other consumers as against that paid by Lindeners?
(a) Security of tenure and cannot be dismissed at will;
(b) One month’s passage assistance, not applicable in the private sector;
(c) Non-contributory pension scheme, payable at age 55, unlike the private sector;
(d) A five-day, 36 ½ hours week;
(e) Non-existent disciplinary measures, for lateness, absenteeism, bribery, non-performance, etc.;
(f) Guaranteed NIS pension at age 60. Public sector employees benefit mostly from NIS pensions and other benefits, not those hard-working fishermen, rice producers, farmers, construction workers, minibus drivers, conductors, et al;
(g) Generous leave conditions, such as annual 21-42 days, 28 sick days, 7 casual days and 14 public holidays. When added to weekends, time lost through lateness, official time off, bathroom breaks, malingering and early departures, it may result in less than a four-day work week.
So, apart from the public sector Freddie, where Afro-Guyanese dominate, is there any other employment opportunities that provide similar benefits to Indians? Since the government does not control employment in the private sector, it is immaterial whether Indians, Africans or Chinese are employed.
In any political system, supporters of the incumbent party are given preference and there is a preponderance of evidence to support this during the PNC misrule, when a party card was a sine qua non for obtaining jobs. But maybe at that time you were deaf, dumb or blind.
And, from a practical point of view Freddie, would you consider as marginalisation the employment of a PPP Indian supporter in preference to a PNC African supporter for a job for which they are similarly qualified?
Do you expect as a party in government, qualifications apart, that persons employed in sensitive government positions should be given to supporters of the PNC in preference to PPP supporters?
Would you as an employer consider as marginalisation the employment of your daughter or wife in preference to another Indian or African for a job for which they are similarly qualified?
And finally Freddie, do you consider as fair and just, the vast disparity in electricity rates paid by other consumers as against that paid by Lindeners?
