NTUCB Lashes Out at S.S.B. Over Appointment of Directors

The Social Security Board recently took a vote to designate three external directors to serve on the executive of a special purpose vehicle for the controversial Public Administration Campus.  The appointments, described as unilateral, have been strongly criticized by the National Trade Union Congress of Belize.  In a statement issued by the umbrella organization earlier today, the N.T.U.C.B. goes on to say, “the proposed five-member board composed solely of private sector members starkly contrasts a balanced private, public, and workers-formed construct.  What is even most distasteful is the apparent view that the Government of Belize handpicks all five members.  Instead of adhering to recommendations and advice for a maintained tripartite structure as prescribed by the law or a similar equitable representation of investors’ interest, the S.S.B. has once again disappointed the workers and people of this country”.  The N.T.U.C.B. calls on the Briceño administration to immediately ensure that the special purpose vehicle which falls under the public/private partnership system be managed by a tripartite structure.