Committee of General Affairs (CAZ) to meet with the Chamber of Labor Unions and the Committee of Civil Servants Unions regarding various matters

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten- The Committee of General Affairs will meet on September 30, 2020. The Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 14.00 hrs. and will be held in a virtual setting. The Chamber of Labor Unions and the Committee of Civil Servants (CCSU) will be in attendance.

The agenda points are:

Discussion with the Chamber of Labor Unions and the Committee of Civil Servants Unions regarding:

  1. Clarification on agreements reached thus far between CCSU and Government.
  2. Status of public and private sector workers in the event of depleted government coffers.
  3. Unions’ proposals of cost-cutting measures to government regarding the conditions set forth by the Dutch government for liquidity support.
  4. Letter from the general Audit Chamber dated June 26, 2020, 0n the illegal withholding of vacation allowance. (IS/033/ 2020-2021 dated September 22, 2020)

(This meeting was requested by MP C.T. Emmanuel, MP C.A. Buncamper, and MP A.E. Arrindell)

Due to measures taken to mitigate the coronavirus (COVID-19), the House of Parliament is only allowing persons with an appointment to enter the Parliament building.

The parliamentary session will be held virtually and will be carried out live on St. Maarten Cable TV Channel 115, via SXM GOV radio FM 107.9, via the internet www.sxmparliament.org, and Parliament’s Facebook page: Parliament of Sint Maarten