The Region 10 council is calling on the relevant authorities to take immediate action against Kalibur Security Services for the alleged “disrespect” of its female employees.
The RDC through its Regional Chairman, Renis Morian made the call in a press release issued yesterday while noting that the council will be taking “serious and swift” actions against the security firm.
When Stabroek News contacted Kalibur Security Services in Georgetown yesterday afternoon, Operations Manager Lennox Herbert said that he was not aware of any such issue and asked to be given the opportunity to contact his superiors and even the junior staff.
He asked this newspaper to return a call one hour later.
Upon returning the call, this newspaper was told that Herbert had left office for the day.
Stabroek News then asked the Operations officer, who wished not to be named to contact Herbert on his findings on the issue.
The Operations officer then returned a call and said he was asked to inform this newspaper that Herbert said that no issue was bought to his attention and as such he had no knowledge of it.
“The employer, Kalibur Security Services has come under intense fire for what the Regional Chairman has dubbed as its total, consistent and continued disrespect of its female employees. Morian said that it’s evident that the security company seems bent on destroying what he said is the tranquility that exists on the labour environment,” the Region 10 (Upper Berbice/Upper Demerara) release said.
Morian, according to the release said that there continue to be “numerous and continuous” complaints against one individual.
The employees, the release said have been “constantly” complaining to Morian and other councilors that the individual has issues whenever the female staff raise their concerns with the administration and council.
The release said that Morian disclosed that the female security guards are being treated badly, adding that they are continuously exposed to severe verbal dressing downs publicly and privately.
As such, the release said that Morian and his council will intervene and will no longer wait on management of the security firm to take action.
“We are calling on the Honourable Labour Minister and the Honourable Minister of Social Protection to act now as these concerns are grave and severe,” the release said.
The release added that Morian has declared that the female employees are deliberately taken advantage of.
As such, he said he and his will not allow this to continue.
“I want to say that we on the council will certainly have to act in the interest of residents here as it is our responsibility to ensure that they are protected as a region,” Morian according to the release added.
The release further noted that Morian stated that he has reached a stage where he is completely “fed up” of the company’s actions even after engaging management on several occasions.
“As Regional Chairman of Upper Demerara/Berbice 1 am really fed up meeting with the leaders of this security services from the city to no avail and I want to join with the rest of my council and take immediate action as we will certainly not continue like this,” Morian, according to the release said.
“We are not without recourse. I am declaring as the Regional Chairman that this security cannot denigrate women and be allowed to function in this region. Enough is enough and action is going to be taken. The people await due process to resolve the summary dismissals and suspensions,” Morian added.
The release stated that the issue will be addressed as a priority one at the council’s November meeting which is scheduled for next Thursday.
Morian, according to the release said that the decisions taken will be implemented at the soonest in order to send a message to the security firm.
A formal complaint will also be made to the relevant ministries, the release added.
“The Council after its meeting will be sending a formal complaint to the Department of Labour and the Ministry of Social Protection,” the release said.
