Mulindwa, Where is the evidence that the girls were beaten? Those are mere allegations. There is a court case, lets wait for the evidence to be produced in court.
LM --- Edward Mulindwa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mwaami Musaazi > > How does this justify beating them? Help me here > > Em > > The Mulindwas Communication Group > "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" > Groupe de communication Mulindwas > "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans > l'anarchie" > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "emmanuel musaazi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 12:48 PM > Subject: Re: ugnet_: The failure of AGOA in > Museveni's Uganda > > > > Netters this "Agoa girls" situation is a classic > example of why Africa is > > where it is. Firstly some of us on this medium > have been vehemently > accusing > > the president of working against programs and/or > policies that favour > third > > world countries, case in point is the failed > cancun talks where President > > Museveni was accused of siding with industrialized > countries. Well this > AGOA > > program is one of those programs which is supposed > to benefit third world > > countries and which other third world countries > are signitories to > > (including Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya etc) to name a > few. Yet most of you > again > > are turning around to accuse the Government of > introducing "SLAVERY" > > programs to Uganda, you can't eat your cake and > have it. > > > > Secondly, the so called "Agoa girls" should have > been educated to the fact > > that we are in a global economy right now, which > means that if the factory > > can't work in Uganda it will work in China, if not > China, then India, if > not > > India then Bangladesh. That means that even though > they have a right to > > protest and contest the conditions of work, they > ought to have done it in > a > > more CIVILIZED MANNER, so that they win both ways, > in other words they get > > to keep their jobs and also have conditions of > work improved. Right now > they > > have lost completely, because they have no jobs, > so they are far worse off > > than where they were before. Plus the company > maybe moved to some other > > destination, luckly in Uganda or unluckly to some > other country. Besides > > they also had the option of resigning, to me their > actions were rather > > selfish because they may have closed oportunities > for others. The action > of > > the police was very right, the moment they > barrackeded themselves in the > > building and threatened to set it ablaze, they had > fallen afoul of the law > > and left the police with little choice than to > forcefully evict them. > > > > Thirdly, those of you that are shouting about > "SLAVERY" are working under > > far worse conditions in BRITAIN, GERMANY, SPAIN, > DUBAI, AMERICA, etc and > not > > complaining. Who is worse off, at least the "Agoa > girls" are in there > > country unlike those of you who are "REALY SLAVES" > in foreign countries. > At > > least they are not cleaning toilets, and > prostituting all over the world > > and then coming home to decieve their relatives > that they are big shots. > How > > true are the late Bob Marley's lyrics "emancipate > yourselves from mental > > slavery", in other words it is ok to go to BRITAIN > or DEBAI AND BE > SUBJECTED > > TO SLAVE LIKE CONDITIONS OF WORK, BECAUSE YOU ARE > DOING IT FOR "BAZUNGU" > BUT > > WHEN YOU ARE IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY IN A HONEST JOB, > BUT EARNING LOW PAY, YOU > > ARE A SLAVE. MAY GOD SAVE US FROM OURSELVES, AMEN. > > > > > > >From: "Chris Opoka-Okumu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: ugnet_: The failure of AGOA in > Museveni's Uganda > > >Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 00:16:41 -0400 > > > > > > This indeed is the much vaunted > "modernization and > > >transformation"!!! Phew!!! Obote is right. This > government is bankrupt of > > >ideas of governace and management of the economy. > They can only survive > on > > >plagiarization and since there was no AGOA in the > 1980s, there was > nothing > > >to pliagiarize. Hence their bankruptcy of ideas > on the much hyped AGOA. > > >Read on. Katumba Wamala abuses the office of IG > of Policer to intervene > on > > >purely contracual matterrs outside jurisdiction > of police in private > > >relations. AGOA indeed!! My foot. > > > > > > COO > > > > > > Agoa girls sacked > > > By Simon Kasyate & Lominda Afedraru > > > Oct 23, 2003 > > > > > > > > > ** Police boss Wamala ends strike > > > ** They survived on doughnuts and > water > > > > > > KAMPALA - More than 1,000 young > women who were on strike at > a > > >local textile factory have been fired. > > > > > > The firm, which produces and exports > textiles to the United > > >States under the African Growth and Opportunity > Act, Agoa, has also been > > >closed temporarily. > > > The employees, believed to be more > than 1,000, and popularly > > >known as Agoa girls, were sacked following a > two-day strike at the > Apparel > > >Tri-Star factory in Bugolobi, Kampala. > > > > > > The head of the company, Mr V. > Kananathan, wrote to Dr David > > >Ogaram, the commissioner for labour in the > Ministry of Gender, Labour and > > >Social Development, yesterday confirming the > sacking. > > > > > > "In light of the [strike], we have > been forced to take a > very > > >painful decision, which is to terminate the > services of all our > production > > >staff summarily due to unbecoming conduct," the > official wrote in his > > >letter. > > > > > > Kananathan said the strike had > disrupted the operations of > the > > >company, leading to "irreparable damage" to its > reputation and > operations. > > > > > > The letter also announced the > temporary closure of the > > >factory. "In view of the recent strike undertaken > by our employees, we > have > > >decided to temporarily close down the factory," > Kananathan wrote. > > > > > > The official, who was not available > for comment, said the > > >girls would be paid all their outstanding arrears > as of Monday. > > > > === message truncated === ===== LM __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com -------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
