Over $71M in restitution recovered for workers so far this year

…more than 550 complaints resolved, security firms remain chief defaulters

The Labour and Manpower Planning Ministry has recovered over $71 million in restitution for workers for the year so far, subject Minister Keoma Griffith has disclosed.

“Our officers have closed more than 550 complaints brought by workers. Through that work, the [Labour] Department has recovered more than $71 million for workers this year. Of course, we are on contract to increase that number,” the Minister said on Tuesday during a “Conditions of Work Labour Seminar” for workers in the oil and gas sector.