Clause 5 Sent to ICC/FICA
(Following is the text of a joint statement released by the WICB and WIPA...)The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) have agreed that players selected for the upcoming tour to Australia will sign the match/tour contract subject to the negotiations of Clause 5 which, when agreed, will be placed immediately in the contract.
The two parties also agreed that the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA) will be asked to negotiate Clause 5 of the match/tour contract with a view to making a joint recommendation within ten (10) days of commencing the negotiations.
This joint recommendation will be binding on the parties. If there is no agreement after ten (10) days, it is agreed that ICC and FICA will recommend an independent arbitrator.
Should that exercise not be completed prior to the tour, it would continue and any financial benefits which may be agreed upon the mediators? recommendation would be paid with effect from the date of the signing of the contract.
The two parties also agreed that matters, which remain to be settled with respect to all other outstanding issues including the proposed retainer contracts, would be referred to representatives of their organisations for finalisation within an agreed timeframe.
This agreement followed discussions between the President of the WICB, Mr Ken Gordon and the President and Chief Executive Officer of WIPA, Mr Dinanath Ramnarine over the last weekend.