06/07/2020
By: Emmanuel S Koffa
Citizens of Gbanken Wedabo District has expressed disappointments in Golden Veroleum Liberia of continues dismissal of workforce in the county.
Golden Veroleum Liberia, the oil palm massive operating plantations in Grand Kru County has decided to layoff over one hundred employees, as the concession company attributed decision to COVID-19.
The concession company in the county decided to maintain a small labor force, the continue dismissal of workers in the company purportedly affected the Gbanken community including other communities where GVL operating in the county.
Speaking to Radio Ahteenah on the continued dismissal of workforce GVL, one of the elder’s in Gbanken Wedabo District. Wilfred Nyenneh explained that GVL promises to employ 117 citizens in the community base on the MOU signed and the enlargement of land provided to the company.
Eder Nyanneh said, the agreement was reached in the provisional MOU that was signed between the Gbanken Community and the Golden Veroleum Liberia. He maintained that, the heaters of the land given to GVL are entitled to 702 that will enable GVL employ the 117 Employees’ in the community.
Nyanneh noted that out of 117 citizens to be employed but 86 are been employed and 32 are yet to be employed. Wilfred Nyanneh described the acts of GVL as bad labor practice in the county.
Wilfred further that, management of GVL promised the Gbanken Community in one of their meeting that at the close of 2020 GVL will employ the balance 32 out of 117 but currently GVL is dismissing employees in the community after the oil palm concession company first redundancy in the county.
He alleged that, after three persons was affected during GVL redundancy in the county; additional three persons are reported dismissed in the Gbanken community completing the number of six.
He maintained his statement as spoke person of the Gbanken people that, the activities’ of GVL in Gbanken community has been put to hurt.
