About 1,700 workers of RD Tuna Fishing Ltd were on strike today in Madang Province. The workers are not happy simply because the company is not paying them K2.29 per hour which is minimum wage set by the government. While other similar fishing operations in the country are complying with this RD Tuna is not. The amount of K2.29 per hour was supposed to have taken effect as of January this year. The department of Labour was present today to address the crowd in front of the factory. The Community Relations Officer from RD Tuna as well as the police were there. RD Tuna promised to start paying K2.29 per hour effective as of August 6 2010.
RD Tuna has also suspended 489 of these workers. The RD Tuna Union now demands the following from the company:
1. reinstate 489 suspended workers; and
2. pay K2.29 per hour from August 6 on wards however also back pay all workers for the period January to August 5 period.
The President of the RD Tuna Union says all workers will NOT go back to work until the company meets their demands.
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