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Published: 05 May 2021
PHILIPSBURG: - The abuse of the short-term contract/ labor agreement better known as the 6-month contract has been disputed for years and National Alliance Member of Parliament, George Pantophlet in his role as legislator, is ready to tackle this head-on with the support of the coalition.
“In May of 2011, the initiators of the draft amendment, the National Alliance supported by the United St Maarten People s party, embarked upon a mission to address this very serious matter. After many deliberations, the final draft of the National Ordinance amending the Civil Code and other National Ordinances has been finalized. I must insert here that there are changes made to the initiative law by former Ministers of labor that do not reflect that of the initiators but for expediency, these will be dealt with in the not too distant future. What is vital is that instead of 36 months, the term has been shortened to 24 months. I am a firm believer that if the