Unions write to PM on exploitation in security industry
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley - FILE PHOTO BY JEFF K MAYERS
TWO trade unions have joined forces in an appeal to the Prime Minister to intervene to stop the exploitation of private security guards.
They have also called for a commission of enquiry into the practices of security firms and their poor industrial relations practices.
Claiming many private security firms flout national insurance regulations, the unions appealed for state contracts not to be given to such companies.
The presidents of the two unions – Dave Smith of the National Workers Union (NWU) and Deryck Richardson of the Estate Police Association (EPA) – have described the working conditions of some officers as “slave-like.”
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