The claims of workers, who participated in the incident in Guzar, to be resolved
22/10/2020 18:45
The claims of workers, who participated in the incident in Guzar, to be resolved
22/10/2020 18:45
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - Minister of Energy, Minister of Employment and Labor Relations, Khokim of Kashkadarya region, representatives of Uzbekneftegaz held a meeting with workers who took part in the incident that took place on the morning of 21 October 2020 at one of the construction sites of the GTL company in Guzar district of Kashkadarya region. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan.
An open dialogue was organized with workers who expressed their discontent and took part in the incident. As it sounded in a number of speeches by the workers, the main issues of concern to them were the lifting of strict quarantine measures, that is, the return to the regime adopted in the work on a rotational basis - 22 days of work at the facility and 8 days of rest.
During the pandemic, a work schedule was established without leaving the facility for 40-45 days, which led to long separation from relatives. The workers raised the issue of queues in canteens, better food, which needs to be resolved.
The khokim of Kashkadarya region approved the removal of strict measures of the quarantine regime, but with the preservation of the mandatory order of compliance with all sanitary and epidemiological measures, with the timely delivery of tests for PCR.
Representatives of the management team raised the issue of employee salaries, which was the main focus of discussions on social networks and in a number of media. The workers did not confirm this fact of violations of the labor agreement. Wages were paid on time.
The delegation raised the issue of the need to introduce transparency in appointments and recruitment, the importance of discussing on a periodic basis pressing issues with the participation of the management of subcontractors and team leaders. Moreover, it was noted that it is important to select in each brigade, and these are 30-40 people, several public representatives who, along with the foremen, would take part in meetings with the company’s management.
To study the claims accumulated by workers and their solutions, special working groups will be organized, which will include representatives of the khokimiyat of Kashkadarya region, trade unions of ENTER Engineering and the Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, Uzbekneftegaz. It is planned to organize 3-4 such working groups to study controversial issues on an ongoing basis.
During the dialogue, the workers apologized for the incident, which received such widespread publicity, negatively presented the situation at this facility and did not show them in the best way.
People sincerely thanked for such a meeting, which was attended by members of the management of the company "ENTER Engineering", the regional khokimiyat, a number of other departments and organizations. “Thanks to this meeting, we first saw the leaders of the project, the trade union of the company, which we did not know by sight,” the workers of the facility emphasized.
The commission, chaired by the Khokim of Kashkadarya region, once again assured people that the issues already raised will be fully studied and resolved as much as possible, and members of the working groups will learn about the future work and life of people on an ongoing basis. It was noted by the participants of the meeting to build with pleasure and have a well-established life - everyone is interested in this.
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