- GAMA Endustri
GAMA Industrial Plants Manufacturing and Erection, Inc. is the construction arm of the Turkish company Gama Group, which was established in 1970. Gama Industry specializes in the turnkey construction of industrial facilities, including thermal power plants, refineries, petrochemical plants, hydroelectric power plants, water and wastewater treatment systems, cement factories and pipelines, installation of mechanical/electrical equipment and instrumentation and the construction of high-rise buildings, business and shopping complexes, residences, tourism facilities, social and cultural facilities, health facilities, dams, underground transportation systems and utilities. [ [http://www.gama.com.tr/industry/english/history.php Gama Industrial Plants Manufacturing And Erection, Inc. [ Official Web Site ] ]
In the early 1970s, Gama extended its operations beyond
Turkey and completed numerous projects in Iran, Iraq, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Libya.The Steel Construction and Boiler Manufacturing Plant, owned by Gama Industry, fabricates heavy steel construction elements, industrial steam boilers, pressure vessels and special equipment for industrial facilities.
The paid-in capital of Gama Industrial Plants Manufacturing and Erection, Inc. is YTL 54,000,000.
Pay scandal in Ireland
GAMA came to public prominence in Ireland when their subsidiary GAMA Construction Ireland were exposed for paying Turkish workers in the
Republic of Ireland €2.20 per hour and working illegal overtime. GAMA were given money for the full wages of workers as part of State contracts (€12.96 an hour), but paid only €2.20 (17%) to their workers, leaving the remainder in Dutch bank accounts which GAMA had access to. GAMA were exposed by Socialist Party elected representatives Mick Murphy andJoe Higgins in the spring of2005 . After a successful strike by its workers there was a settlement. GAMA paid workers all their regular pay at full rates and came to a negotiated settlement on the overtime.The strike was the subject of a 2006 documentary produced by Frameworks Films.
References
* [http://www.gama.com.tr/industry/english GAMA website (English)]
* [http://www.courts.ie/Judgments.nsf/597645521f07ac9a80256ef30048ca52/c9785c18f0b43e5f802570c4003dea4f?OpenDocument Irish High Court Judgement on the case]
* [http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0323/gama.html RTÉ News coverage exposing low wages]
* [http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0331/gama.html RTÉ News coverage of Dutch bank accounts]
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