Following an upsurge of demonstrations by hotel workers over claims of inadequate pay and poor working conditions, among other issues, Prime Minister Andrew Holness is insisting that grievances cannot be allowed to crash the industry.
Speaking at a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) meeting in Portmore, St Catherine on Sunday night, Holness argued that as tourism expands, the workers warrant proper remuneration.
“We can’t allow grievances in the natural process of adjustments in a growing sector to derail the sector,” Holness declared.
“Tourism is growing and expanding and adjusting. The workers, they are justified in also seeking their own household and their own remuneration and their benefits to grow in proportion with the growth and…
