Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Friday dedicated to gender pay fairness amongst its gamers having signed a brand new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the West Indies Players Association (WIPA). The MoU is for the interval from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027 and covers all agreements in respect of participant remuneration and up to date phrases and circumstances throughout the West Indies system. “The MOU outlines plans to achieve parity in international and regional match fees, international captain’s allowances, international team prize money and regional individual prize money for all West Indies cricketers by 1 October 2027,” the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) stated in a press release.

India, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England have put steps in place in current occasions for pay fairness among the many genders.

Just final 12 months, the ICC introduced prize cash parity at ICC tournaments for males’s and ladies’s groups.

WICB President Kishore Shallow stated the announcement was a major second within the area and main step for all events in reaching pay fairness sooner or later.

“This is a historic day for West Indies cricket…we are taking a significant step towards creating a more inclusive and progressive cricket framework. This step reflects our unwavering commitment to gender equality and acknowledges the immense contributions of female players to West Indies cricket,” he stated.

“In the preceding year, we undertook substantial enhancements to our travel policy, mandating that the West Indies Senior Women’s team travel business-class on all extended international flights and are accommodated in single rooms during international assignments.

“This aligns seamlessly with the established coverage for West Indies Senior Men’s excursions. Today, with the signing of this MOU, we take one other vital stride in narrowing the gender hole inside our cricketing group.”

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