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APPENDIX               1                                                                                                                INDUSTRIAL COURT STATISTICS






                                                                                                                           WAGE INCREASES
                        TD NO.       PARTY NO. 1         PARTY NO. 2             CORAM             DATE OF
                                                                                                   DELIVERY
                        ST 71/11     Estate Police         National       HH Mr. L. Achong          24.03.16               FIn 2015, wage increases ranged from 5% to 26%, the highest over the three years
                                    Association of   Maintenance Training  HH Mr. D. Rambally                              under review.  The Distribution Sub-Sector accounted for the wage increase of
                                  Trinidad and Tobago    and Security     HH Mr. M. Maharaj                                26% for the bargaining period 2011- 2013.  In 2014, increases in wages ranged from
                                                       Company Limited                                                     0%  to  19%,  with  the  highest  increase  of  19%  emanating  from  the  Finance,
                                                                                                                           Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services Sub-Sector, for the bargaining period
                        ST 10/13     Estate Police   Imjin Security Services  HH Mr. L. Achong      24.03.16
                                    Association of                        HH Mr. D. Rambally                               2010 - 2012.  Meanwhile in 2013, wage increases ranged from 5% to 20% with the
                                  Trinidad and Tobago                     HH Mr. K. Narinesingh                            highest increase of 20% coming from the Assembly Type and Related Industries for
                                                                                                                           the bargaining period spanning 2013 - 2016.
                         ESD TD    Communication      Telecommunication   HH Mr. L. Achong          24.03.16
                          9/11      Workers’ Union     Services of Trinidad   HH Mr. P. Rabathaly                          On the other hand, for the review period 2013 to 2015, the lowest wage increases
                                                      and Tobago Limited  HH Mr. K. Narinesingh                            were recorded in the (a) Transport, Communication & Storage, (b) Finance,
                         ST 3/14     Estate Police    Safeguard Services   HH Mr. L. Achong         24.03.16               Insurance, Real Estate & Business Services, and (c) Personal Services sub-sectors
                                    Association of          Limited       HH Mr. D. Rambally         ORAL                  respectively.    In  addition,  for  the  period  under  review,  the  modal  increase  of
                                  Trinidad and Tobago                     HH Mr. M. Maharaj       JUDGEMENT                negotiated wages fluctuated from 15% in 2013 to 9% in 2014 while increasing
                                                                                                                           slightly to 12 % in 2015.
                        TD 291/13  Communication        Bhagwansingh's    HH Mr. M. Daniel          06.04.16
                                    Workers' Union     Hardware & Steel   HH Mr. G. Rousseau         ORAL
                                                       Industries Limited  HH Mr. R. Jugmohan     JUDGEMENT                            Table 3.8: COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS RECEIVED FOR REGISTRATION
                                                                                                                                        BY THE INDUSTRIAL COURT  FOR THE PERIOD 2012 - MARCH 2017
                         ESD TD    Banking Insurance   North West Regional   HH Mr. L. Achong       08.04.16
                         46/13       and General        Health Authority  HH Mr. D. Rambally
                                                                                                                                                                          NO. OF MATTERS RECEIVED
                                    Workers’ Union                        HH Mr. G. Rousseau                                         YEAR                           GSD       ESD        ST       TOTAL
                        TD 318 &    Public Services    Tobago House of    HH Mrs. H. Seale          12.04.16                         2012                            43        2          4         49
                         319/15     Association of         Assembly       HH Mr. B. Dabideen         ORAL
                                  Trinidad and Tobago                     HH. Mr. R. Linton       JUDGEMENT                          2013                            75        6          8         89
                                                                                                                                     2014                            56        0          7         63
                        IRO 40/12  Brick Fource Limited  Contractors and   HH Mr. H. Soverall       13.04.16                         2015                            97        2         10        109
                                                        General Workers   HH Mr. G. Rousseau
                                                          Trade Union     HH Mrs. K. George-                                         2016                            59        7          1         67
                                                                             Marcelle                                                2017 (January - March 2017)     20        2          4         26
                                                                                                                                     TOTAL 2012 - March 2017        350        19        34        403
                       TD 7/11(S)  Oilfields Workers'   Industrial Transport   HH Mrs. S. Ramparas   14.04.16
                                     Trade Union            Limited       HH Mr. P. Rabathaly                                                                                          Source: Industrial Court of Trinidad & Tobago
                                                                          HH Dr. S. Samaroo

                        TD 503/14  Banking, Insurance   Kemicals Worldwide   HH Mrs. H. Seale       14.04.16
                                     and General         (T&T) Limited    HH Mr. G. Rousseau         ORAL                                Chart 3.10: NUMBER OF MATTERS RECEIVED FOR REGISTRATION
                                    Workers' Union                        HH Dr. S. Samaroo       JUDGEMENT                             BY THE INDUSTRIAL COURT  FOR THE PERIOD 2012 - MARCH 2017
                        TD 566/13    Transport and     Ma Pau Members     HH Mr. M. Daniel          15.04.16                  120
                                   Industrial Workers'       Club         HH Mr. G. Rousseau         ORAL                     100
                                        Union                             HH Mr. R. Linton        JUDGEMENT
                                                                                                                               80
                           TD      National Truckers,   Raghunath Singh   HH Mrs. K. George-        15.06.16
                        76/12(S)    Operators and      Company Limited       Marcelle                                          60
                                   General Workers'                       HH Ms. B. Mahabir                                    40
                                     Trade Union                          HH Mr. M. Mitchell
                                                                                                                               20
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                                                                                                                                      2012         2013         2014        2015         2016    2017 (Jan.-Mar.)

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