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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.
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.
€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 and Joe Higgins
in the spring of 2005. 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.
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
, refineries, petrochemical plants, hydroelectric power
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
plants, water and wastewater treatment
Sewage treatment
Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater and household sewage, both runoff and domestic. It includes physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminants...
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.
In the early 1970s, Gama extended its operations beyond Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and completed numerous projects in Iran, Iraq, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, Malaysia, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Libya.
The Steel Construction
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
and Boiler Manufacturing Plant
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
, 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 IrelandRepublic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
€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
Deposit account
A deposit account is a current account, savings account, or other type of bank account, at a banking institution that allows money to be deposited and withdrawn by the account holder. These transactions are recorded on the bank's books, and the resulting balance is recorded as a liability for the...
which GAMA had access to. GAMA were exposed by Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Ireland)
The Socialist Party is a socialist political party active in Ireland. It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International .Formerly known as Militant Tendency, then Militant Labour, it adopted the name The Socialist Party in 1996. From their foundation in 1972 until the 1980s, members of...
elected representatives Mick Murphy and Joe Higgins
Joe Higgins
Joe Higgins is an Irish Socialist Party politician. In the 2011 general election he was elected to Dáil Éireann as Teachta Dála for the Dublin West constituency, having previously served in that capacity from 1997–2007...
in the spring of 2005. 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.