{"id":4493,"date":"2014-03-07T09:05:44","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T09:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=4493"},"modified":"2014-03-07T09:05:44","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T09:05:44","slug":"schlumberger-workers-on-sit-down-strike-over-poor-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/schlumberger-workers-on-sit-down-strike-over-poor-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"Schlumberger workers on sit down strike over poor wages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Schlumberger-2Q-Income-Increases-USA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4494\" alt=\"Schlumberger-2Q-Income-Increases-USA\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Schlumberger-2Q-Income-Increases-USA-300x209.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Schlumberger-2Q-Income-Increases-USA-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Schlumberger-2Q-Income-Increases-USA.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Workers of oil service company, Schlumberger have commenced a sit down strike in protest against poor conditions of service. The protest begun on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The workers have threatened to continue with the strike till management of the company increases their salaries.<\/p>\n<p>Over 50 workers of the company in January this year, staged a protest at the company\u2019s premises over the failed two year long salary and conditions of service negotiation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citi Business News<\/strong> has learnt workers of the company are being paid GHC 600 despite demands for GHC 1,000 at least from employers.<\/p>\n<p>The General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Worker&#8217;s Union\u00a0petitioned the Labour Commission over the matter.<\/p>\n<p>But the workers say despite being ordered to pay the increment following meetings with the labour commission the company has refused to do so.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Vivian Kai Mensah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workers of oil service company, Schlumberger have commenced a sit down strike in protest against poor conditions of service. 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