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Frustration boiled over at the Community-Based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme (CEPEP) headquarters in Ste Madeleine yesterday as former contractors demanded outstanding payments following their controversial dismissals more than two months ago.
Around midday, more than a dozen contractors gathered outside the building seeking answers on unpaid management fees and one month’s payment in lieu of notice (PILON). They said the PILON was due on July 27, but to date, not a cent has been paid and CEPEP has given no indication of when they will receive it.
The dismissals have been mired in controversy, with contractors accusing CEPEP of abruptly ending contracts under the guise of eliminating so-called “ghost gangs” while insisting they had legitimate crews and completed work.
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