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PNG workers stage strike protest
Power blackouts are being experienced across Papua New Guinea as workers of PNG Power stage a sit-in protest today.
The
Post Courier newspaper reports the president of the Energy Workers Union, Eddie Gisa, saying workers are asking the board and management of PNG Power and the government to address their demands set out in a petition handed to the board on Wednesday.
The paper reports the managing director of PNG Power, Flagon Bekker, addressed the workers this morning outside their headquarters in Hohola promising to look into their grievances and appealing to them to return to work.
Vanuatu PM appeal court denies govt appeal rnz.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rnz.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A legal ruling on whether the Speaker of the Vanuatu Parliament had the right to declare 19 seats vacant is due to be delivered this Friday.
The Vanuatu Court of Appeal will announce its judgement on whether the Supreme Court was right to dismiss an appeal by the 19 MPs.
On 8th June the speaker at the time, Gracia Shadrack, declared that 19 seats, held by government MPs, were vacant, because the MPs had been absent from parliament for three consecutive days.
Vanuatu parliament
Photo: RNZ/Sally Round
This was later upheld by the Supreme Court.
But the MPs affected claim that Supreme Court Judge, Oliver Saksak, erred by dismissing their constitutional application.
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