As a standoff between the management of Aroaima and Kwakwani bauxite mining sites and the workers’ union enters yet another week without resolution,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers’ Union (GB&GWU) has indicated that it has made a formal complaint to the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC).The union has also written the Russian government and the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board on the issue.The GB&GWU, in a statement, said that it took the action after much deliberations,Cheap NFL Jerseys, and the public statements, responses and non-responses of the Minister of Labour,Jerseys NFL China, Manzoor Nadir; Chief Labour Officer, Yoganand Persaud and RUSAL’s BCGI General Manager,? Sergey Kostyuk.ERC ComplaintThe union,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, in the letter to ERC, asked for immediate redress to the case of “the predominantly African bauxite workers of Aroaima and Kwakwani employed at the Bauxite Company Guyana Inc. (BCGI), a company owned by United Company RUSAL and the Government of Guyana where race, ethnicity and political affiliations appear to be at the centre of decision making affecting operations of the union, workers,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, their families and the communities of Linden, Aroaima and Kwakwani. Bauxite is the main economic pillar of support (in these communities).”According to the Union, the seriousness of the claim is recognized after careful thought and consideration, weighing the events surrounding the negotiation for wages and working conditions resulted in “an unlawful act by BCGI and the tacit support given BCGI by the Ministry and officials of the Ministry of Labour responsible for conciliating the labour dispute.”The GB&GWU said that the impasse between itself and the BCGI resulted in a strike due to the company’s refusal to pay increase wages demanded by the Union and the subsequent suspension and dismissal of workers, inclusive of all the union’s branch leaders.“Arriving from these acts, the company has taken its own decision in contravention of the Laws of Guyana to publicly announce that it is has terminated the Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) and has stated it will take measures to terminate the Recognition Agreement between the two parties (BCGI and GB&GWU).”The union claimed that since then, workers/union members have complained that they are being coerced by representatives of the company to sign a company-prepared petition to be used as an? instrument to satisfy the “company’s intent of denying the workers their rights to Freedom of Association,Cheap NFL Jerseys, and Collective Bargaining.”“The recent statement by Minister Manzoor Nadir has impacted significantly on our belief that racial and ethnic discrimination coupled with political and economic marginalization, is the underpinning reasons for the inaction of the Ministry of Labour to vigourously arrest this dispute which threatens the livelihood of dozens of workers and their families who rely on them for support.”The union argued that the actions of the company and the Ministry of Labour speak of collusion between the parties to discriminate against workers because of their race, trade union affiliation and political allegiance.? The fact that it is almost two months and the Ministry has failed to take any positive initiative to engage the parties with a view of bringing about a resolution not only questions the seriousness of the Ministry in discharging its legal responsibility, but highlights its partisan political interest in addressing issues pertaining to all the workers of Guyana.”The GB&GWU accused Minister Nadir of taking a position from the onset that the union was guilty of transgression and publicly chastised the union, ignoring the rights of the workers.“One is left to conclude that the Minister is prepared to discriminate against African workers and the community of Linden, Aroaima and Kwakwani in favour of?the employer who coincidentally happens to be part government and therefore with a responsibility to protect the laws? and all the peoples of the land regardless of race, class creed or political persuasion.”