SHASTRI BOODAN
The Oilfields Workers Trade Union (OWTU) is seeking an urgent meeting with Minister of Labour Stephen Mc Clashie and the management team at YARA Trinidad Limited. The union wants the minister to prevent the impending retrenchment of 15 of YARA’s employees, carded for January 2, 2021.
The OWTU held a news conference outside YARA’s Point Lisas plant, today, Wednesday 30 December 2020.
OWTU executive member Ernesto Kesar, said the union needs Government to get involved in the issue.
“The union is seeking an urgent intervention by the Minister of Labour to avoid tremendous job losses and hardship to the company, and the workers and their families. The union is ready to meet at any time,” Kesar said.