PHCN Workers’ Strike Paralyses Activities In Anambra Economic and social activities within the Enugu zone of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) have been at low ebb for days now following a cut in electricity supply due to strike embarked upon by workers of the PHCN within the zone. The Awka business unit headquarters of the PHCN up till yesterday was still under lock and key as the workers deserted their duty posts to pressurise the management to meet their demand. One of the PHCN workers told LEADERSHIP WEEKEND that they embarked on strike to compel the PHCN management to pay them all their outstanding claims like transfer allowance, hotel accommodation and other personal expenses they incurred while discharging their official duties. According to the employee, the workers want their outstanding claims paid before the October date slated for full privatisation of the company. He said: “You know that we are no longer sure of our job in PHCN. Government has said that PHCN will be sold in October and we have outstanding claims which have not been paid. For instance, when you have a job to do they will tell you go and do it and put in your claims so that you will be paid. Also there are some of us who went on transfer and their hotel bills have not been paid them. “We meet with the management and they said they will pay but up till now they have not paid, So, we said we will not resume work until we are paid because we don’t know our faith if government sells PHCN in October as they said. This strike is in all the business units within Enugu zone, it is not nation-wide”, he stated.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 05:26:33 +0000
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