GE Director Christian Keldsen is surprised that Inatsisartut politicians do not recognize the role of Greenland Business in Greenlandic society. Even at a time when politicians are repeatedly saying that "We must stand together".
We work for the same thing, reads the headline of a LinkedIn post from the director, with the subheading stating:
“It's not about the destination – but the path to get there.”
Lack of recognition
To Sermitsiaq, which reported the news where the opposing interests are being represented by the Industry and Mineral Resources Committee, Christian Keldsen states the following:
- We are a stabilizing factor in the labor market and democracy, and I am sincerely sorry that we are not recognized for that. We are 330 member companies representing 8,400 employees, which is 30% of the workforce. I am pretty sure that the backbenchers will be very upset to hear that you are perceived as having opposing interests from the country's legislative assemblies, elected by the same group of people.
And he draws threads to the current high-tension situation, where Trump has demanded ownership of Greenland.
Remarkable
- In a time when the strategy is to stand together, it is remarkable that freedom of association is viewed in this way. If you look at the situation in the USA from the previous Trump period, Trump attacked American institutions again and again, but the USA had built such a strong system that democracy could withstand his attacks, says the director, who adds:
- Without comparison, by the way, one must remember how important civil society in Greenland is, and precisely in the situation we are in, we must strengthen it, and not doubt it. The fact that we occasionally bring something different to the table does not mean that we have opposing interests.
The GE director points out that the report is only about GE and not other interest groups in the matter of whether the self-governing and net-governing companies should withdraw from the employers' association.
No contradiction
- I have therefore (in my posts on LinkedIn, ed.) allowed myself to assume that one should hopefully not read the report as saying that Inatsisartut and Naalakkersuisut are not working for a strong society and a strong business community. Because that is what we are working for, and it cannot therefore be a contradiction.
In Christian Keldsen's LinkedIn post, he points out that "it is positive that politically you do not want to impose parts of the business community to leave a named interest group. In this case, Greenland's Business Association. Together we are stronger, and the whole of society benefits from the stability that freedom of association creates for the labor market."
