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DLP SAYS GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED THEIR WORKERS

DLP SAYS GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED THEIR WORKERS

January 16, 2021
6:08 pm

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The Democratic Labour Party is upset with what they describe as government’s haphazard pay arrangements being afforded to select front line workers.

In a press release, Spokesperson on Labour, Corrie Cox, says this has worsened an already untenable situation for countless workers in Barbados.

He says many employees are continuing to face threats of termination.

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