In a communication to the House of Representatives, the company, through its General Manager, Don Darden said the process was approved following several negotiations with the Ministry of Labor, the joint working group and representatives of the Firestone workers’ union. They argued that rehired workers will be denied of the benefits such as education and health by these subcontractors. The company’s top management was also requested to reappear before plenary with records of its transactions over the last five years. However, the management, in the communication said it was unable to appear at the scheduled plenary hearing because of unavoidable business commitments. Speaker Chambers said he was constraint to use his pilot vehicle to deliver the communication to the company’s headquarters in Harbel, Margibi County.

Source: Front Page Africa September 04, 2020 06:22 UTC