POLITICS AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: Subron denounces lobby against 40-hour week

“Semenn 40h pa pe kapav fer parski bizin ekout lord bann misie-la”

As part of Labor Day, Rezistans ek Alternativ chose to pay tribute to Anjalay Coopen, who died in September 1943 following a shooting in Belle-Vue, through a lay-off ceremony. wreaths at Cottage. This event also cost the lives of three other workers during a protest movement in the sugar industry. A minute of silence was observed in tribute for the occasion.

Veena Dholah, member of Rezistans ek Alternativ, recalled that Anjalay Coopen died while she was pregnant. “This year, we are together with the Labor Party, the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) and the New Democrats at the head of the country, on the basis of a program that puts workers first. It is not possible that after 180 years of the abolition of slavery, the 45-hour week still exists in many sectors in Mauritius. “It’s time to introduce the 40-hour week,” she said.

Party leader Ashok Subron said Rezistans ek Alternativ is present at this location to pay tribute to a mother and her working class comrades. “It is important to recognize the contribution of women to the emancipation of the working class. This time last year, the country was facing heavy downpours and there was confusion over whether private sector workers could return home. A decision was taken late to ask them not to go to their workplaces. There will be a law to protect the lives of workers,” he said.

He added that it is not enough to elect people to sit in Parliament or become ministers. “We made a commitment to work, but during this time, certain forces that have controlled the country for 300 years, which own cane fields, firms engaged in import and export, as well as Smart Cities attracting billionaires and multi-billionaires, have acted to prevent what the people want “, he protests.

On the occasion of Labor Day, Minister Subron affirmed that a new law on heavy downpours will be introduced in the National Assembly. The Workers' Rights Act will be amended to ensure that, during these critical periods, workers in the private sector are treated equally to those in the public sector. “There are still powerful people in this country who want the government to make decisions only in their interest and to satisfy their desires to accumulate wealth. The parties within the Alliance for Change have introduced the 40-hour week into their program. The people voted massively