KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Cricket West Indies and the West Indies Gamers’ Affiliation introduced late on Thursday that they had signed a brand new memorandum of understanding that options elevated match charges, extra glorious crew prizes, and the award of multi-year retainer contracts, in addition to gender pay fairness.
In a joint media launch, the 2 sides stated the brand new MOU, which governs relations between them, will cowl the interval from October 1 final yr to September 30, 2027, and seize all agreements concerning participant remuneration and up to date phrases and situations throughout the West Indies system.
“Some necessary provisions agreed upon within the new MOU, as mirrored within the phrases and situations of engagement, are considerably elevated crew prize cash all through the system and new particular person participant rewards, full match charges for gamers within the beginning 11 and 80 % for reserves efficient from October 1 this yr,” the media launch said.
“All retainers on maintain as soon as a no-objection certificates is issued for an abroad home franchise match efficient from October 1 this yr; the potential for CWI and [territorial] franchises to award multi-year retainer contracts (as much as 3-years).”
The media launch added: “Elevated worldwide and regional match charges and ICC match charges for all girls’s cricketers, to realize parity by October 1, 2027; will increase for world and regional males’s match charges (efficient October 1, 2023).
“Align worldwide girls’s and regional males’s contracts with the efficiency grading that has been established for the worldwide males; and provision of a hospitality field and floor transportation for gamers’ households in any respect worldwide dwelling collection matches.”
WIPA president Wavell Hinds, a former West Indies batsman, stated implementing the modifications will mark a milestone within the sport on the elite degree within the Caribbean.
“Undoubtedly, this can be a actually historic and thrilling time for our membership because the MOU addresses most ranges of our pay scale,” he stated.
“As we function inside a really fluid cricketing panorama, we’re obligation sure to rigorously reward our regional and worldwide gamers throughout the constraints of CWI’s finances and agree on insurance policies that may produce and promote world-class performances.”
Cricket West Indies chief government officer Johnny Grave stated the MOU launched alternatives for compensation enhancement for each worldwide and regional males’s gamers, signifying a dedication by CWI to acknowledge and reward excellence.
“The will increase in prize cash, better rewards for our best-performing gamers, and better match charges for gamers within the beginning XIs are all strategic strikes to put a better emphasis on profitable,” he stated.
CWI president Dr Kishore Shallow hailed the MOU for selling gender pay fairness with compensation ranges for girls set to succeed in parity with males in 4 years.
“This can be a historic day for West Indies cricket,” he stated. “As we overhaul the compensation buildings and align efficiency grading, we’re taking a big step in direction of making a extra inclusive and progressive cricket framework.
“This step displays our unwavering dedication to gender equality and acknowledges the immense contributions of feminine gamers to West Indies cricket.”
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