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ONGOONGO ‘AE PSÁ
Tu’apulelulu ‘aho 12 ‘o Siulai, 2007
‘Ofisi PSA, Nuku’alofa, TONGA

Tali kihe Fanongonongo ‘ae Palēmiá mei hono ‘ofisi he ‘aho Tokonaki ‘aho 07 Siulai, 2007

TE’EKI AI TU’O TAHA KE ‘EKE’I ‘EHE PSÁ ‘AE TU’UNGA
FAKALAO HONO FAKANGAUE’I ‘AE KAU KOMISIONA HE NGĀUE FAKAPULE’ANGA (KOMISIONA)

‘Oku fakahā mofakapapau’i heni ‘ehe PSÁ na’e te’eki tu’o taha ke mau ‘eke’i ‘ae tu’unga fakalao hono fakangāue’i ‘ae kau Komisioná pea ‘oku mau kei tu’u ma’u he’emau tukuaki’i na’e fai khe ngaahi maumau kuo nau fakahoko ‘e he’enau fua fatongiá moe ngaahi faitu’utu’unί pea ‘e kei hokohoko atu pē ‘a ‘emau polokalama poikotί (boycott).

‘I hono fakangāue’i ‘ae kau Komisioná ‘ihe ta’u kuo’osί na’e fakahā ai ‘ehe PSA ‘ihe televisone OBN ‘emau hoha’a kihe taukei fakangāue ‘oe kau Komisioná ke nau malava ke fakahoko lelei’aki ‘ae fatongia mahu’ingá ni ki hono pule’I ‘ae ngaue fakapule’anga, koe’uhī na’e fili pē ‘ehe Palēmiá kinautolu ‘o fokotu’u kihe Kapinetί ke fakapapau’i kinautolu ke nau ngāue. ‘Ihe Lao kihe Ngāue Fakapule’angá ‘oku mafai ‘ae Palēmiá kene fakangāue’i ha taha pē ‘o a’u kihe kau Ngāue Fakapule’angá, ‘Ulu’i Potungāue moe kau Komisioná. Ka koe‘uhī ke ma’u ‘ae tokotaha lelei taha kiha lakanga kene fakahoko lelei ‘ae fatongiá ‘oku ‘iai ‘ae founga ke fili ‘aki ha taha ke fakangaue’i ‘aia ko hono tu’uaki ‘oe lakangá pea fai ha faka’eke’eke ‘o fakatatau kihe ngaahi fiema’u kihe lakangá pea toki fili leva ‘ae tokotaha lelei tahá kihe ngāué. Kapau na’e muimui ‘ae Palēmiá kihe founga hono fakangāue’i ha taha ‘ihe ngāue fakapule’angá, neongo hono fu’u mafai, ‘o ma’u ai ‘ehe kau Komisioná ‘ae ngaahi lakangá, he’ikai toe ‘ekea ‘ehe PSA ‘ae taukei ngāue ‘ae kau Komisioná neongo ‘enau kaungāme’a moe Palēmiá. Kuo hanga ‘ehe ngaahi maumau kihe kau Ngāue Fakapule’angá (Public Servants), ngāue fakapule’angá (Public Service) moe ako ‘etau fanaú ‘o fakapapau’i tā na’e tonu pe ‘ae me’a na’e hoha’a kiai ‘ae PSÁ ‘ihe mahina ‘e 12 kuo hilί.

Na’e ‘osi tohi ‘omai ‘ehe Sekelitali Le’ole’o kihe kau Komisioná moe kau taki ‘ihe ngaahi ngāue’anga ‘oku ngāue ai ‘ae ni’ihi ‘oe kau Komisioná ‘ihe sekitoa taautahá (Westpac & TCC) ‘ae tohi kihe PSÁ ‘o fakahā mai ai ‘oku ‘ikai te nau tali ‘ae fokotu’u ‘ae PSÁ ke fakafisi ‘ae kau Komisioná ‘ihe uike ‘e 3 kuo’osί. Na’a mau ‘osi fakahā kia kinautolu ‘e kei tu’ulahoko pē ‘emau polokalama poikotί. Kapau na’e fu’u hoha’a mo tokanga ‘ae Palēmiá ki he’emau polokalama poikotί ‘o hangē koia ‘oku hā ‘ihe’enau ngaahi fu’u tukuaki’i mamafa ‘oku fai mai kihe PSÁ ‘ihe’enau fangonongo na’e toutou talamai he letiō moe televisone Tongá, koe hā nai na’e ‘ikai te nau fai ai ‘ae fanongongonó ‘ihe uike ‘e 2 kuo ‘osi?

‘Oku tui ‘ae PSÁ na’e toki fakahoko pē ‘ehe Palēmia ‘ene fanongonongó mei hono ‘ofisi ‘ihe Tokonaki kuo’osί moe kamata’anga ‘oe uikί ni ke tohoaki’i ‘ae tokanga ‘ae Kakai ‘oe Fonuá mei he’emau tohi tangi na’e fakahū ‘ihe ‘aho Falaite kuo’osί kihe Tama Tu’ί, ‘aia na’a mau kole ai kihe Tama Tu’i ke fakamalolo’i ‘ae Palēmiá moe kau Komisioná koe‘uhī koe ngaahi maumau kuo nau fakahoko mai kiate kimautolu, ngāue fakapule’angá (potungāue akó) moe ako ‘etau fanaú. Pea ‘oku fakapapau’i atu heni ‘ehe PSA ‘oku ‘ikai ke mau takihala’i ‘emau kau Mēmipá he ‘oku ‘iai ‘ae maumau kuo mole ‘aupito ‘emau ngaahi monū’ia ‘ihe ta’u kuo’osί pe ‘oku mau mamahi ai, pea ‘oku ‘iai ‘emau tokanga ki he tōlalo ‘a ‘emau fua fatongia kihe Kakai ‘oe Fonuá koe’uhī koe ngaahi faitu’utu’uni ‘ae kau Komisioná.

Na’e fakapapau’i mai ‘ehe Palēmiá ‘ihe’ene fanongonongo mei hono ‘ofisi ‘oku mo’oni ‘a ‘emau tukuaki’i koia ‘oku ‘ikai tau’ataina ‘ae ngāue ‘ae kau Komisioná he Kapinetί koe‘uhī ‘oku nau taliui kihe Palēmiá ‘ae tokotaha na’a ne fili ke fakangāue’i kinautolu moe ‘Ulu ‘oe Kapinetί. Pea kuopau pē foki ke fiefia ‘ae Kapinetί ia he ngāue ‘ae kau Komisioná he ‘oku nau fai pē ‘ae ngaahi me’a ‘oku tu’utu’uni atu ‘ehe Kapinetί ke nau fakahokó.

Koe ngaahi me’a na’e fakahā ‘ihe fanongonongo ‘ae Palēmiá fekau’aki mo ‘emau ngaahi monū’ia kuo molé, maumau kihe ngāue fakapule’angá moe kakai ‘oe fonuá (fanau ako) pea mo ‘emau polokalama poikotί (boycott), na’e fuoloa pē ‘ae laaulea kiai ‘ae Komisioná moe PSÁ ‘ihe tohi talu mei Ma’asi ‘oe ta’u kuo’osί moe ‘ikai pe ke nau tali ‘ae ngaahi fokotu’u ‘ae PSA ke malava ke fai ai ha’amau ki fetukulolo’aki (compromise) kihe me’a ‘oku lelei kihe fakalukufua. Na’e tu’u pe ‘ae Pule’anga ke to’o ‘emau ngaahi monu’ia kae foaki ‘ae ngaahi monu’ia ‘ae kau Sotia moe Polisi mo kinautolu ‘ihe ngaahi lakanga ki ‘olunga ‘ihe Pule’angá ‘ihe’enau pehē koe ngaahi lakanga pē ia ‘oku fiema’u ke fakalele’aki ‘ae ngaahi Potungāue ‘ae Pule’angá ‘o fakatatau kihe tali na’e ‘omai ‘ehe kau Komisioná. Koe ngaahi monu’ia koeni koe konga ia ‘oe tu’unga vahenga na’a mai aleapau kiai moe Kapineti ‘ihe 2005 ke mau vahe mei ai fakataha mo ‘emau hiki vahenga. ‘I hono toloi moe kanisele ‘emau ngaahi monu’ia, ‘oku maumau’I leva ai ‘ehe Kapineti ‘ae taha ‘ae ngaahi Kupu ‘ihe MOU. Kapau ‘oku fiema’u ‘ehe Kapineti kenau fai ha me’a ‘oku kehe meihe me’a na’a mau aleapau kiai, na’e totonu ke nau fakapa mai ke fai ha femahino’aki mo ha felotoi kiai. He kapau na’a mau fakaha mai tem au fokotu’u ange ke to’o kotoa ‘ae ngaahi monu’ia ‘ae kau ngaue ‘ihe Pule’anga ‘o a’u kihe kau Sotia moe Polisi mo kinautolu ‘i ‘olunga.

Na’e te’eki tu’o taha ke tali mai ‘ehe Kapineti ha’amau fakaafe fakataha talu mei Ma’asi ‘oe 2006 fekau’aki mo ‘emau ngaahi monū’iá moe fakalōloa ‘oe MOÚ. Na’e toki fakahū ‘ae ola ‘emau Savea fekau’aki mo’emau MOÚ ‘ihe ‘aho 29 ‘o Mē ‘oe ta’ú ni kihe Palēmiá moe Kapinetί moe ngaahi fokotu’u ke tali mai kihe ‘aho 15 ‘o Suné, pea toki feinga mai ‘ae kau Komisioná ‘o kole mai ke mau fakataha ka koe’uhī ‘oku ‘ikai koe kau Komisioná na’a mau fakamo’oni he aleapau ‘ihe MOÚ na’a mau fakamahino ange koe Kapineti pe ‘oku mau he ko kinautolu na’a mau aleapau. Na’e te’eki tu’o taha ke tohi mai ‘ae Kapinetί ‘o fakahā mai ‘e fakafofonga’i ‘ehe kau Komisioná kinautolu ‘ihe tu’unga koe Fakamo’oni (Signatory) ‘ihe MOÚ. Koe‘uhī koe tu’unga ma’ulalo ‘oku lolotonga ‘iai ‘ae tu’unga faka’ekonomika ‘oe fonuá, ‘oku mau ‘ave ai ‘ae me’a ‘oku mau hoha’a kiaί ke fai hano vakai’i faka-fakamaau’anga he ‘oku mau pehē ‘oku monuka ‘ae MOÚ he tu’utu’uni ‘ae Kapineti ke to’o pe toloi ‘emau ngaahi monū’iá, pea ke ‘oua na’a fakahoko ha tukungāue ka mau tauhi ‘emau aleapau moe Kapinetί ‘ihe MOÚ ‘aia ke mau laka atu ‘ihe melino mo e ‘amanaki lelei ‘ihe fefaka’apa’apa’aki, fefalala’aki moe taau (move forwad in peace and good faith with respect, trust and fairness).

Neongo kuo tu’utu’uni ‘ehe Kapinetί he ta’u ni ke fakafoki mai ‘emau ngaahi monū’ia ‘ihe kamata’anga ‘oe ta’u fakapa’anga fo’ou koenί, ka kuo mole kotoa ‘emau ngaahi monū’ia mie Fepueli 2006 ki Sune 2007 pea he’ikai toe ma’u ia. ‘Oku mo’oni pē mo ‘emau ngaahi hoha’á fekau’aki mo ’emau hiki vāhengá ‘ene ta’epaú he na’e toe fakapapau’i mai ‘ehe fanongonongo ‘ae ‘Ofisi ‘oe Palēmia koe mo’oni ‘e toe fai hono vakai’i ‘emau tu’unga vāhengá ‘ihe ta’u kaha’ú. Koe fehu’i, ko fe’ia ‘ae pau ‘ae vāhengá na’e talaki ‘ehe Palēmiá ‘ihe letió moe televīsonē ‘ihe ‘aho 5 ‘o Sune? Na’á ne fakataumu’a pē ke ‘oua na’a talamai ‘ae tu’utu’uni kakato ‘ae Kapinetί ‘e toe fai hono vakai’i ‘emau tu’unga vāhengá ke taki hala’i kimautolu? Koe tu’unga vāhengá lolotonga ‘oku ‘iai ‘ae founga ke fai’aki ‘a hono sivi’i ‘ae tu’unga ngāue (performance appraisal) ka ‘oku ‘ikai fakahoko lelei ia ‘ehe kau ‘Ulu’i Potungāue he ngaahi ta’u lahi ‘eni. ‘E fakapapau’i (guarantee) nai ‘e fakahoko ‘ehe kau ‘Ulu’i Potungāue ‘ae sivi’i ‘ae tu’unga ngāue ‘ihe tu’unga vahenga fo’ou?

Ko e me’a ngalivale mo’oni koe feinga ‘ae Palēmiá ke ne tukuaki’i ‘ae ngaahi maumau ‘oku lolotonga hoko kihe tokolahi taha ‘oe ngaahi ‘apiako ‘i Tongί ni moe ako ‘a ‘etau fanaú kihe si’i kau Ngāue Fakapule’anga na’a nau fili tau’ataina kenau kau kihe polokalama fakatokosi’ί ‘ihe fakaafe ‘ae kau Komisioná. ‘Oku fakahā heni ‘ehe PSÁ ‘oku ‘iai ‘ae “Tu’utu’uni kihe Polokama Fakatokosi’i Fili Tau’atainá” (VOLUNTARY REDUNDANCY POLICY) ‘aia ‘oku hā ai ‘ae ngaahi founga ke fakahoko ‘aki ‘ae polokalamá ni. Kapau na’e muimui ‘ae kau Komisioná kihe ngaahi founga ngāue ko’enί na’e ‘ikai ha maumau ‘e hoko kihe ngaahi akó. Koe ngaahi founga eni ‘oku anga pehé ni: (1) ke vakai’i ‘ehe kau Komisioná fakataha moe Potungāué ‘ae ngaahi lakanga he ngaue’angá ke tamate’i; (2) ke fakaafe’i ‘ehe kau Komisioná ‘ae tokotaha Ngāue Fakapule’angá ‘oku ngāue he lakanga ‘oku teu ke tamate’i kene tali ‘ae me’a’ofa pa’anga huhu’i kae nofo he ngāue; (3) kapau he’ikai tali ‘ehe tokotaha Ngāue Fakapule’angá kene nofo he ngāue pea koe fatongia leva ‘ae kau Komisioná ke ‘ave ‘ae tokotaha Ngāue Fakapule’anga koiá ‘o toe ako’i pea fakangāue’i he tafa’aki he Pule’angá ‘e ‘aonga aί kae tamate’i ‘ae lakanga ia na’e fiema’u ke tamate’i.

Na’e ‘ikai fai ha muimui kihe tu’utu’uni kihe founga ngāue kae tuku pē ‘ehe kau Komisioná ke fili tau’ataina mai ‘ae kau Ngāue Fakapule’angá ‘o iku ai ‘o tamate’i ‘ae ngaahi lakanga mahu’inga hangē koe lakanga puleakó moe tokoni puleakó ‘o hoko ai ‘ae maumau kihe ngaahi ‘apiakó moe ako ‘etau fānaú. Pea ‘ihe taimί ni kuo feinga leva ‘ae Palēmiá kene tukuaki’i ‘ae maumau moe ngāue hala na’a nau fai moe kau Komisioná kihe si’i kau Ngāue Fakapule’angá na’e kole atu ‘ehe kau Komisioná ke nau fili tau’ataina ke nau nofo he ngāue.

Kapau ‘oku mau fakahoko lelei pē homau ngaahi fatongia he ngaue’angá ‘o fakatatau moe ngaahi fatongia ‘oe lakanga na’e fakangaue’i ai kitá pea ‘oku mahino ‘oku kakato ‘ete tauhi ‘ae aleapau moe Pule’angá. Ka ‘o kapau ‘oku to’o fakamalohi ‘ehe Pule’angá ha’ate ngaahi monū’ia na’e ‘osi fai ‘ae aleapau kete fua lelei hoto fatongiái kae foaki mai pea koe me’a ia ‘oku hoko ai ‘ae palopalemá ke toe ‘eke’i ‘ehe kau ngāue ‘enau ngaahi totonū. ‘Oku fakapapau’i heni ‘ehe PSA ke ‘emau kumia koia ‘emau ngaahi totonu kuo mole ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha ngāue fakapolitikale ia. Pea koe me’a ia ‘oku tau a’u ai kihe tu’unga longoa’a ‘oku tau ‘iai ‘ihe ngaahi ‘ahó ni ko e ‘ikai fie talanoa mai ‘ae Kapinetί kihe PSA he’emau tangi atu kuo mou maumau’i ‘etau alepau he MOU talu he mahina ‘e 21 kuo ‘osί.

‘Oku ‘ikai ko ha me’a fo’ou ‘ia ‘i mamani ‘ae tukungāue ‘ae kau Ngaue Fakapule’angá neongo ‘ene fo’ou ki Tongá ni he koe malohinga pe ia ‘ae kau ngāue ke fuhu’i‘aki ‘enau ngaahi totonú ka ‘osi ‘ae ngaahi feingá kotoa. Kuo tau fanongo he ngaahi ongoongó ‘ae tukungāue ‘ae kau Ngāue Fakapule’anga ‘ihe ngaahi fonua ‘i tu’apule’anga koe ‘uhī ko hono to’o fakamahohi ‘ehe kau Takί ‘enau ngaahi monu’iá. Koe tukungāue foki koe taha ia ‘ae ngaahi me’afua ‘ae tu’unga ngaue ‘oku ‘iai kau Taki ngāue. Pea ka ‘iai ha Pule’anga ‘oku toutou tukungāue ‘a ‘enau kau ngāue pea ‘oku mahino ‘oku ‘iai ‘ae me’a ‘oku fehalaaki he ngāue moe fai tu’utu’uni ‘ae kau Takί. Pea ‘oku toki tu’u mai pe ‘ae PSA ke fakafofonga’i ‘a hono kau mēmipa kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ngāue ‘ae founga faka’ofisiale ‘oku ‘ave kiai ‘ae ngaahi mamahί. Ka ‘oku makatu’unga ‘ae tu’u malohi ‘ae PSA he me’á ni ko hono maumau’i ‘ehe Kapineti ‘ae aleapau he MOÚ ‘aia ‘oku kau ai ‘ae ngaahi monū’ia ko eni kuo mole. Na’e ‘iai ‘emau aleapau moe Kapineti he 2005 pea ko kinautolu pe te mau aleá. Na’e ‘osi ‘omai ‘ae mafai ‘oe MOU ki he PSA ‘ehe Komiti Fakataimi ‘ae Kau Nguae Fakapule’anga ke mau fakafofonga’i ‘ae kau Ngaue Fakapule’anga. Ko ia ‘oku tatau pe ‘oku memipa he PSA ha taha Ngaue Fakapule’anga pe ‘ikai, ko homau fatongia ia ‘ihe mafai ‘oe MOU ke mau vakai’i ‘a honau ngaahi lotó ‘a ‘eni ai ‘oku tala ‘ehe Pule’angá ‘oku mau ukί. Pea ko e ola ‘emau savea he kamata’anga ‘oe ta’ú ni na’e peseti ‘e 99.9% na’e ‘ikai ke nau loto ke to’o ‘enau hiki vāhenga.

‘I he’emau hoha’a kihe ngaahi me’a kuo hoko he Pule’anga, na’a mau kole pea ‘oku ha ‘ihe’emau MOU ke fokotu’u ha Komisiona Fakatu’i kene fai ‘ae vakai’i ‘ae Konisitutone ke fokotu’u ha Pule’anga ‘oku toe fakatemokalati ange. Na’e fai ‘osi fai hono ‘eke ‘i Tīsema 2005 kihe Kapinetί pē koe hā ‘ae ngāue kuo fai ki he’emau hoha’á pea talamai ‘ehe Kapinetί ko’enau poupou kihe fokotu’u ‘ae Komiti Fakafonua Fakafalealea kihe Fakalelei Fakapolitikale na’e Sea ai ‘ae Tama Tu’ipelehake kuó ne unga fonuá, koe ‘enau tokanga ia kihe me’a na’a mau hoha’a kiaί pea ke mau tali kihe lipooti ‘ae komiti koiá. Ko ia ‘oku mau kei fai pē hono muimui’i ‘ae konga ‘o ‘emau aleapau koia he MOÚ. ‘Oku fakamanatu atu ‘ehe PSA kihe Pule’anga koe lao ma’olunga taha ‘ihe fonua ni koe Konisitutone pea ‘oku ma’olunga ange ia he Lao kihe Ngaue fakapule’anga.

‘Oku fifili ‘ae PSÁ pe koe hā nai kuo toki fakava mai ai ‘ehe Kapinetί ‘ae matapā ke fai ha talanoa hili ha mahina ‘e 21. ‘Oku fakahā heni ‘ehe PSÁ kuo fuoloa ‘emau mateuteu he māhina ‘e 21 kuo hilί ke ke fai ha talanoa moe Kapinetί pea te mau talanoa ‘o kapau: (1) ‘e fai mai ha tohi fakaafe faka’ofisiale kia kimautolu; pea (2) kole talanoá ‘e fai ia ‘ihe ngaahi fokotu’u kotoa na’e hā ‘ihe’emau tohi tangί

Meihe Poate Pule ‘ae PSA

ADMIN Wrote:ONGOONGO ‘AE PSÁ
Tu’apulelulu ‘aho 12 ‘o Siulai, 2007
‘Ofisi PSA, Nuku’alofa, TONGA

Tali kihe Fanongonongo ‘ae Palēmiá mei hono ‘ofisi he ‘aho Tokonaki ‘aho 07 Siulai, 2007

TE’EKI AI TU’O TAHA KE ‘EKE’I ‘EHE PSÁ ‘AE TU’UNGA
FAKALAO HONO FAKANGAUE’I ‘AE KAU KOMISIONA HE NGĀUE FAKAPULE’ANGA (KOMISIONA)

‘Oku fakahā mofakapapau’i heni ‘ehe PSÁ na’e te’eki tu’o taha ke mau ‘eke’i ‘ae tu’unga fakalao hono fakangāue’i ‘ae kau Komisioná pea ‘oku mau kei tu’u ma’u he’emau tukuaki’i na’e fai khe ngaahi maumau kuo nau fakahoko ‘e he’enau fua fatongiá moe ngaahi faitu’utu’unί pea ‘e kei hokohoko atu pē ‘a ‘emau polokalama poikotί (boycott).

‘I hono fakangāue’i ‘ae kau Komisioná ‘ihe ta’u kuo’osί na’e fakahā ai ‘ehe PSA ‘ihe televisone OBN ‘emau hoha’a kihe taukei fakangāue ‘oe kau Komisioná ke nau malava ke fakahoko lelei’aki ‘ae fatongia mahu’ingá ni ki hono pule’I ‘ae ngaue fakapule’anga, koe’uhī na’e fili pē ‘ehe Palēmiá kinautolu ‘o fokotu’u kihe Kapinetί ke fakapapau’i kinautolu ke nau ngāue. ‘Ihe Lao kihe Ngāue Fakapule’angá ‘oku mafai ‘ae Palēmiá kene fakangāue’i ha taha pē ‘o a’u kihe kau Ngāue Fakapule’angá, ‘Ulu’i Potungāue moe kau Komisioná. Ka koe‘uhī ke ma’u ‘ae tokotaha lelei taha kiha lakanga kene fakahoko lelei ‘ae fatongiá ‘oku ‘iai ‘ae founga ke fili ‘aki ha taha ke fakangaue’i ‘aia ko hono tu’uaki ‘oe lakangá pea fai ha faka’eke’eke ‘o fakatatau kihe ngaahi fiema’u kihe lakangá pea toki fili leva ‘ae tokotaha lelei tahá kihe ngāué. Kapau na’e muimui ‘ae Palēmiá kihe founga hono fakangāue’i ha taha ‘ihe ngāue fakapule’angá, neongo hono fu’u mafai, ‘o ma’u ai ‘ehe kau Komisioná ‘ae ngaahi lakangá, he’ikai toe ‘ekea ‘ehe PSA ‘ae taukei ngāue ‘ae kau Komisioná neongo ‘enau kaungāme’a moe Palēmiá. Kuo hanga ‘ehe ngaahi maumau kihe kau Ngāue Fakapule’angá (Public Servants), ngāue fakapule’angá (Public Service) moe ako ‘etau fanaú ‘o fakapapau’i tā na’e tonu pe ‘ae me’a na’e hoha’a kiai ‘ae PSÁ ‘ihe mahina ‘e 12 kuo hilί.

Meihe Poate Pule ‘ae PSA

'Oku ou kole keu hufanga he ngaahi fakatapu kuo 'osi hono aofaki, kae 'ata mu'a kihe motu'a ni keu lafolalo atu he me'a ma'olunga kuo fokotu'u mai 'ehe PSA 'a Tonga.
Kuo u kamata lau hifo pe 'ae column 'ae PSA mo 'eku 'ita lahi faka'ulia he pule'anga valengangau. 'Oku mou pehe 'oku kei sai honau 'uluu pe 'ikai? 'Oku mahino mai 'oku nau ilifia mate 'ia Mele 'Amanaki. Malo 'aupito Mele ho'o fakatonutonu atu honau kuaa moe valengangau. Ka 'oku anga 'aki pe foki ia 'ehe pule'angaa 'ae me'a koe mio'i. Ko ho'omou tohi tangi mai 'amoutolu he me'a kehe ka nau mimio 'enautolu 'o tali atu he me'a kehe. Vakai pe na'e 'ikai ke mou 'eke atu 'emoutolu 'ae tu'unga fakalao 'oe ngaue 'ae kau komisionaa, ka nau fe'ave'avei mai kinautolu ai. Me'a fakamamahi koe 'ikai lava ke talanoa'i hangatonu 'ae 'isiu ka e kalo takai holo.
'Oku ou pehe 'oku malo 'ae feinga ia 'ae kau PSA ke ma'u 'ae totonu 'ae kakai, he 'oku mahino mai na'e 'ikai ke tukuange 'ae ngaahi lakanga Komisionaa ia ke fai atu kiai ha ngaahi tohi talangaue, pea ke sivisivi'i 'enau 'ilo, moe ngaahi taukeingaue, pea toki tali kinautolu kihe lakanga koiaa.
'Oku ha mahino mai he 'atikolo ko 'eni, na'e 'oange pe 'ae ngaahi lakanga ia ko 'enii kihe kakai koe ngaahi kaungaa me'a 'oe Palemia.
Fu'u Palemia fakirangarea!

PSA HAD NEVER ONCE QUESTIONED THE LEGALITY OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PSCs
PSA PRESS RELEASE - ENGLISH VERSION
Thursday 12th July, 2007
PSA Office, Nuku’alofa, TONGA

Reply to the Prime Minister’s Press Release from his Office of 07th July, 2007

PSA HAD NEVER ONCE QUESTIONED THE LEGALITY
OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (PSCs)

The PSA herewith confirms that we had never once questioned the legality of the appointment of the PSCs and still stands firm on our allegations regarding damages caused by the actions and decisions of the PSCs hence PSA will continue with our boycott programme.

The PSA raised our concerns last year with regard to the capabilities of the PSCs to efficiently carry out their duties given that the Prime Minister had only “hand-picked” them for Cabinet’s endorsement. The Prime Minister in accordance with the Public Service Act has the power to appoint anyone to the Public Service including the PSCs and Public Servants. However, in order to select the best candidate for a position, there are procedures for appointments such as advertising and interviewing of candidates against set criteria for the selection of the best candidate for the position. Had the Prime Minister followed the appointment procedures, the PSA would not have raised their concerns regarding the PSCs capabilities last year even if they are the Prime Minister’s friends. The damages that their actions and decisions to the Public Servants, Public Service and the citizens of Tonga in the past 12 months since their appointment have proven the concerns raised by the PSA last year to be correct.

The Acting Secretary for the PSCs and also some of PSCs employers in the private sector have written to the PSA 3 weeks ago advising they will not submit to our demands for the PSCs to resign. We have informed them that our boycott programme still stands. Had the Prime Minister’s Office were so concerned with our boycott programme as noted from the lengthy announcement that have been repeatedly announced, they should have made the announcements 2 weeks ago.

The PSA believed that the Prime Minister’s Office made announcements repeatedly last Saturday and early this week as their attempt to redirect the attention of the public from our petition submitted to His Majesty, King George Tupou V, on Friday last week where we had recommended, amongst others, for the Prime Minister to be relieved from his position. We herewith confirm that we did not mislead our members as our benefits have been taken away and we are concern with the fact that our service delivery to the citizens of the country have declined because of the decisions made by the PSCs.

The announcement confirmed our allegations that the PSCs are not independent of Cabinet given they report to the Prime Minister who recommended their appointment and who is also the Head of Cabinet. And of course Government would be satisfied with what the PSCs has done because they we only following the directions of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

The information regarding to our lost benefits, damages to the Public Service & the citizens of Tonga (students) and our boycott actions has been extensively debated in writing by the two parties, i.e. PSCs & PSA since March 2006 and no compromise was reached for the betterment of all. Government stoodfast in taking away our benefits whilst at the same time granting the benefits of the Army & Police and those in the higher levels in the Public Service as Cabinet believed that they are the only positions required to operate the Ministries in Government according to one of the replies from the PSCs. These benefits are part & parcel of the salary structure we had agree to in the MOU in 2005 to be used as the basis for our salary increases. There deferment and cancellation of our benefits in February, Cabinet breached one of the clauses in the MOU. If they had wanted to differ from our agreement in the MOU, i.e. to take the benefits away, they should have informed us. Had they informed us, we would have insisted that all the benefits for all employees in Government including the Army and Police be deferred and/or canceled.

Cabinet had never accepted our invitation for a meeting since March 2006 regarding our benefits and extension of the MOU. It was not until we submitted the report of our survey on the MOU on the 29th May, 2007 with recommendations therein for Cabinet to respond to by the 15th June, that the PSCs requested for a meeting. We had informed the PSCs that it is the Signatory (Cabinet) of the MOU with whom we wanted to meet. Cabinet have never written and informed us that the PSCs would represent them as the Signatory to the MOU. In order to avoid any industrial action because of the country’s already diminishing economy and the agreement between Cabinet and the Public Servants in the 2005 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that we move forwad in peace and good faith with respect, trust and fairness, the PSA had opted for a judicial review as we believe that our MOU have been breached when Government differed and/or canceled some our benefits.

Although Cabinet has now decided to return our benefits in this financial year (July), our benefits such as overtime and acting appointment last year is lost. Our concerns with regard to the insecurities of our pay rise are alsotrue, now in their announcement in the weekend Government admits that our salaries will be reviewed next year. So where is the permanency of the salary that the Prime Minister has announced on TV and radio on the 05th of June? He had purposely omitted to announce the complete decision of Cabinet made regarding our pay rise, i.e. that it will be review again next year. The current salary structure has a performance appraisal method but it was not effectively used by the Heads of Departments. So, what is the guarantee that the Heads of Department would implement the performance appraisal in the new salary structure?

It is a shame that the Prime Minister blamed the damages of most schools and the studies of the students to the Public Servants who volunteered under the redundancy programme. The PSA herewith confirms that there is a VOLUNTARY REDUNDANCY POLICY that sets out the procedures for implementing the programme. Had the PSCs followed these procedures, there would not have been any damages to most of the schools in Tonga and the studies of the students. The procedures of the Voluntary Redundancy Policy are as follows: (1) the PSC and the Ministry shall access the posts that are required to be abolished; (2) that the PSCs invites the Public Servant who is in the post to be abolished to volunteer to take the redundancy package; (3) if the Public Servant do not want to be made redundant, the PSC shall retrain the Public Servant and relocate to another post where he/she would be more productive so the the previous post could be abolished.

Instead of following the procedures, the PSCs had opened up to all Public Servants to volunteer which resulted in the abolishment of a lot of important posts such as principals and deputy principals, etc. hence the damages to thr schools and students. Now, the Prime Minister blamed the damages cause by the incapabiities of the PSCs to conduct their duties well on the innocent Public Servants who were made redundant.

If we conducted are responsibilities well in accordance to our job description than we have met the agreement we made with Government. But if Government failed to grant to us the benefits that we had agreed to if we conduct job responsibilities well, this caused the problems that we are having now. The PSA also confirm that our seeking our rights at work (i.e. our lost benefits) is not a political activity. Industrial actions made by the Public Servants may be new to Tonga but it is nothing new in the world. We have heard on the news of industrial actions made by Public Servants in overseas countries when their Employers took their benefits against their will or without their knolwdge. Industrial acitons is one of the tools that measure the performance of Employers. The PSA steps in to represents its members when they the official channel for submission of complains failed them. But on this issue, PSA strongly reaffirm that Cabinet has breached the MOU which included our benefits hence we do not need to use the official channel for submission of grievances. We had an agreement wth Cabinet in 2005 and it is Cabinet with whom we should deal with directly as we have been given the authority in the MOU by the former Interim Committee to represent the public servants who benefits from the MOU. Even if the Public Servants are not members of the MOU, it is our responsibility under the MOU to seek their views and 99.9% according to our survey early this year do not want their current pay rise to be changed.

We had also requested in the MOU for a Royal Commission to be established to undertake a Constitutional Review for a more democratic Government to be established and for the Royal Commission to report back to Government and to us before the 31st December 2005. We had followed up in December 2005 on this request and Cabinet has informed us that their agreement in Parliament for the establishment of the Parliamentarian National Committee for Policital Reform (PNCPR) to undertake public consultation on the political reform is their addressing our concerns. They had requested us to wait for the PNCPR report. As such, we are still following up this part of our agreement with Cabinet and now with His Majesty in our petition. The PSA also reminded Government that that Constitution supercedes all laws in Tonga including the Public Service Act.

The PSA wonders why it has taken 21 months for Cabinet to open the door for dialogue. The PSA confirms that we have been ready for dialogue in the past 21 months and would meet with Cabinet if (1) an official written invitation is given to us and (2) that the discussion will be made on the recommendations of our petition.

PRESS RELEASE PREPARED BY THE PSA EXECUTIVE BOARD

ipod, malo mu'a e pukepuke mai he kuo mei holo e fu'u mangoo ia ka ne ta'x'oua e fa'ahinga kakai hangee ko koe. We need more of ipod these days ....ha ha ha
ipod, 'oku fakamamahi foki 'etau talanoa kihe mio'i 'ae pule'angaa he kuo 'osi hoko ia koe kakano 'enau mo'ui. Faka'amua ange 'eau koe me'a ni na'a tau lava 'o taliteke'i'aki ha fa'ahinga mafai 'oku toe ma'olunga ange. Kae pango e si'i feinga 'ae kau PSA, he ko 'enau launga'i atu pe 'a Feleti ki he kaume'a fafale 'o Feleti ko G5. 'Oku ou ongo'i ai 'e 'ikai ke lava ke vave ha ngaue ke fakatonutonu 'ae ngaahi ma'uhala, mio'i moe loi lahi he 'oku 'ikai ke toe 'iai ha mafai 'oku toe ma'olunga ange he mafai 'oe Tu'ii. 'Oku ou tui koe mafai ma'olunga tahaa pe koe mafai 'oe kakaii 'o kapau tetau tu'u fakataha 'o teke'i 'ae fo'i pulu ni ke tau.
Mele 'Amanaki 'oku ou fakamalo lahi atu kiate kimoutolu he ngaue 'aufuatoo koe'uhi, ko hoatu hakoo he kaha'u. Malo e ngaue lahi moe ngaue 'osikiavelenga!

PSA 'oku ou fakatauange 'e faitapuekina kimoutolu 'ehe 'Otuaa pea ne 'omi ha ivi lahi kiate kimoutolu ke fua 'aki 'ae ngaue 'oku fuesia 'ihomou uma.
'Oku ou kau fakataha moe kakai kotoa kuo nau 'osi fakaha atu honau lotoo he forum ko 'eni, mou 'ofa mai 'o 'oua 'e toe holomui. 'Oku hangee 'ae pule'angaa ia ha fu'u monster 'oku tau fiu hono feinga'i ke fakatonutonu hono 'alungaa he 'oku uesia 'etau mo'uii he ngaahi tu'utu'uni hala 'oku nau fai, 'o 'ikai ke tu'o taha pe kae taa tu'o lahi.
Fai ho'omou feingaa pea fai ke a'u. Kapau 'oku 'ikai ke nau ongo mai pea mou hu kotoa ki tu'a kae tukuatu 'ae pule'angaa pe 'e lava 'e he ki'i tokosi'i ko 'ena 'oku kei tangutu faite aii 'o fakalele. 'Ai ke nau 'ilo na'a mou ako. Pea 'ai ke nau 'ilo koe mafaii 'oku nofo he 'aofinima 'oe kakai 'oe fonuaa. 'Oku mau 'ofa atu moe lotu lahi mo'oni kiate kimoutolu.

Manatu kita he taimi 'oku loi ai 'ete ki'i tamasi'i ha fa'ahinga me'a koe taufale'i lahi faka'ulia koe ta pe ke 'oua na'a toe loi 'angaua he toenga 'ene mo'ui...
Koe fiha'i loi eni 'a e Palemia 'o Tonga...Me'a ta'engali mo'oni ko hono ta'u mo hono mata 'oku fu'u fefeka ki he vakai atu hotau kakai kiai...Lolotonga e fakatatali atu e PSA ki he'enau alea fekau'aki moe hikivahenga kuo tali mai ia he ngaue fakalao...
Ka lahelahea pehe mai leva 'ulu e Palemia pea na'a 'oku sai ange aa ke ke fakama'opo'opo ho'o kii nga'oto'ota 'o lue aipe moia ki 'api...Hala'ata ha'ane toe teki atu ki he mamata atu hotau kakai ki he'ene taki 'oku ne fai...Mahalo na'a kuo taimi ke sipi'aki ha fu'u va'a palalafa hono me'a tangutu ke heke takai holo moe fakatupu'ita...
Mau fakamalo atu Mele 'Amanaki ho'omou lototo'a 'oua pe holomui...'Oku mau sio atu mei he Ano Masima ho'omou kalusefai lahi ho'omou mo'ui kae a'usia ho'omou feinga 'oku fai...
'oku lahi e ngaahi talanoa ia heni he ngaahi ha'ofanga fekau'aki mo e loto e Palemia ke toki fakahoko e liliu fakapolitikale he 2010 pe 2011 koe'uhi koe lele atu ko eni tene tata 'e ia e momona ma'a hono famili kaepehe ki he fu'u mata fefeka ko ena ko Lopeti.Ko ena kuo toe hekeatu mo Afeaki ke kau moia he tili...Manatu'i koe ta'u 'e 3-4 te tau luelue atu ai ko eni kae takitaha fa'o e kautama ko ena hotau kato...Fe'unga pe 'ene a'u ki he taimi liliu fkapolitikale kuo fonu honau kato pea 'osi langa fo'ou moe Molisi fo'ou 'a e Palemia,fonu moe kato ia 'o Lopeti pea pehe pe mo Afeaki...'E toki 'alu hake 'emau fanau 'o pota ta ngaahi mo'ua koia ka 'oku mau faka'amu mai ke mou kei mo'ui mai pe ka mau toki ako'i fakalelei moutolu...
'Oua pe siva 'amanaki Mele Amanaki moe toenga e komiti he ngaue 'oku mou fai...
mau 'ofa atu ki he Tonga kotoa pe...

Ikai koha toe loi. lau atu he'enau tingihoosi tali mai nautolu he fakalao 'enau tingihoosi. me'a ne tau pehee ko leiti lavaka Ata ne tingipulu ta oku toe 'ange ange 'a feleti puku lila hoosi tau kuli pulalifulu ia. Me'a kuo nau ilifia kotoa 'ia feleti pulalifulu, ko ena kuo tau pehee 'e faitotonu aa 'a afu'alo matoto ia he koe faifekai koaa pe haa hono lakanga honau siasi 'o tu'u mai he mo'oni. Kuo toe kau pe mo ia he tinghoosi. kuo kaaimumu'a mai ia hono tala 'a e fakalao mo e binding koaa pe koeha 'ae ngaue 'ae kau komisiona 'a tuifua mo me'a. me'a ta'emahino mo'oni koe talaatu 'ehe PSA 'oku valengangau 'a e fautu'utu'uni 'a tuifua mo me'a kae lele mai 'a afualo ia he fakalao moe binding honau tu'unga. he na'e 'eke atu honau tu'unga pe na'e 'eke atu 'enau faifatongia kovi. me'a kuonau kui kotoa pe he fiema'u mafai moe tu'unga moe pa'anga pea puli leva 'a e mo'oni pea tata'o leva e ngaahi fu'u fuhinga mata'itohi he lalo kapeti kanau manganga mai 'o tatau tofu moe kau ta'eako. me'a ta'engali mo'oni koe ako lelei oku lau pea mo'oni leva e lau 'a toketa makafalani kuo nau o ako pea nau foki mai 'o maumau'i 'etau nofo. koe tokotaha matemate pe he kapineti 'oku ne ngaue'aki hono fo'i 'atamai ko e minisita pa'anga, utoikamanu. neongo oku ikai ko ha faifekau ka oku faitotonu ange ia ki he angi hono konisenisi pea tuha leva ia moe poto oku lau. totonu ke ma ai a afualo mo e faifekai koena oku minisita ako. Poupou atu mele amanaki ,vili vete moe kau psa he ngaue lelei ma'a hotau kakai oku mou fuesia oku mau poupou atu he tapakotoa.

Moana malo e fokotu'u ka 'oku ou kole atu 'oua tetau ta e Palemia neongo 'ene loi 'e'errooooo katau tuku pe ki natula he'e iku mate fakakikira mai ka ko e me'a pe he'e iku 'o tevolo'ia e 'ofisi Palemia ha'ane fakahahanga holo ai.

PSA mou tatali pe 'oua 'e fai ha talanoa moe kapineti, neongo kuo nau faka'ataa mai 'ae matapa ke fai ha fepotalanoa'aki. Koe ngaahi 'uhinga 'eni 'oku ou pehe ai ke 'oua leva temou 'ohofi 'ae faingamalie kuo faka'ataa mai 'ehe kapineti:

1. Koe mahina 'eni 'e 21 ho'omou tali ke nau dialoque pea mo kimoutolu, and why now?
2. Mou tatali ke 'omai ha tohi fakaafe faka'ofisiale mei he kapineti, ke mou talanoa.
3. Mou feinga ke ma'u moe agenda 'oe ngaahi me'a ke fai kiai 'ae talanoa prior to meeting schedule.

Kapau leva 'e 'ikai ke kakato atu 'ae ngaahi me'a ko 'ena 'i 'olungaa, pea mou demand it from them.