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20 Dec 2015

Author:
Joseph Benny, Muscat Daily

Oman: Over 3,000 workers of construction firm on strike demanding unpaid wages

"Over 3,000 workers of construction firm on strike demanding unpaid wages", 17 December 2015

More than 3,000 workers of a construction company are on strike demanding unpaid salaries. They have even threatened to quit en masse if payments are not made soon. The company has said that it’s working to break the impasse and that the non-payment is a temporary issue. “We haven’t been paid since August. The many meetings with the company officials have not led to a solution. We were ready to return to work in return of a written assurance from the company on payment, but the management was not willing to give it in writing,” said a diesel mechanic with the company, whose name has been withheld. According to him, the strike entered the sixth day on Wednesday.“The workers, over 3,000, are  in four labour camps - two in Khadra, one in Barka and one in Khabourah. Currently, we depend on the company mess for meals, but this facility may stop soon because the mess workers too plan to down shutters over non-payment of salaries,” a lab technician with the firm, said...