Self Help Commission axes contract workers in restructuring exercise

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Elizabeth GonzalesJournalist at Guardian

June 7, 2026

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Contracted workers at the National Commission for Self Help Limited (NCSHL) are quietly being sent home in small batches through the non-renewal of contracts.

Employees are being told it’s part of a restructuring exercise, according to a source and termination letters obtained by Guardian Media

However, sources in the organisation claim that preferential treatment is being given to workers who were hired after the general elections.

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