And while Mora waits for a response from the Minister of Labour and Management - he's also waiting for Senator Ray Davis to step down. But, Davis remains the appointed senator for Labour and Civil Society. Labour has voted to have him removed, but the Civil Society Steering Committee is not so clear. Reports say they have written to the Governor General - who ultimately makes the appointment - to say that they have no problem with Ray Davis. Mora had a different view:..
Reporter
"What happens now? Because the Governor General will refuse to disappoint Ray Davis, because he needs the recommendation from the civil society and the congress."
Marvin Mora, President - NTUCB
"Well that's an issue between us and the civil society steering committee, will have to figure it out. But remember its two big organizations being held back by one small organization. So eventually we are going to figure out what we are going to do. Civil society in effect is only two organizations because all the rest are defunct and that really is WIN Belize and APAMO. APAMO being the larger organization has already casted their vote. They had already forwarded to us their official position which coincides with that of the congress."
Jules Vasquez
"Are you aware that someone from the same committee has written to the Governor General to say that we are not choosing a new senator?"
Marvin Mora, President - NTUCB
"I am aware that people from the NTUCB, people from everywhere could write to anybody. But in terms of taking an official position within the civil society steering committee, that would have to be done via majority consensus. That's the way it works."
Jules Vasquez
"I am told that Mr. Jones has written to the Governor General."
Marvin Mora, President - NTUCB
"Mr. Jones from BEST. He represent an organization that is defunct and cannot be part of the civil society steering committee. So in essence whatever he says really has no effect over the two organizations that are indeed functional which is APAMO and WIN Belize."
Jules Vasquez
"How do you determine this functionality? Because as far as I know he wrote in an official capacity to the Governor General, we haven't indicated a change in senator ship."
Marvin Mora, President - NTUCB
"Excellent. That was not determine by us. That was determine by APAMO. APAMO who is the leading organization and who's their chair is also the chair of the civil society steering committee, are the ones which determine which ones are defunct."
When we called BEST, the Belize Enterprise for Sustained Technology today their office was in operation.
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