Port workers renew protest over wages and workplace conditions

Port work­ers yes­ter­day staged an­oth­er protest over out­stand­ing wages and al­leged­ly un­safe work­ing con­di­tions, say­ing re­peat­ed ap­peals for an­swers and re­pairs had brought lit­tle re­lief.

The ac­tion fol­lows ear­li­er demon­stra­tions by em­ploy­ees, who say they re­main on 2013 salaries while fac­ing in­ad­e­quate toi­let fa­cil­i­ties, rat in­fes­ta­tions and oth­er un­re­solved work­place prob­lems. A court in­junc­tion bars work­ers from strik­ing.

Work­ers are de­mand­ing clear in­for­ma­tion about back­pay and im­me­di­ate im­prove­ments to ba­sic fa­cil­i­ties.