AMMAN —
The union committee of workers in the Aqaba Company for Ports Operation and
Management announced its intention to carry out an open strike for workers in
all port sites and departments, starting Wednesday, in protest against the lack
of occupational health and safety conditions in the company, according to
Khaberni news.
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The head of the
committee, Ahmed Al-Amayreh, said that the announcement came after the tragic
incident that took place on Monday, which killed 13 people, including port
workers, and injured more than 200 others due to gas inhalation.
Amayreh said, in a
statement to the Jordanian Labor Observatory, that the strike will involve all
2,300 workers in the company who work in loading, unloading, and storage.
He said that the
work environment in the company’s ports lacks the most basic conditions of
occupational health and safety. He added that equipment and tools that the
workers use are old, worn out, and unsafe. Amayreh claimed that the gas tank
fell and ruptured because the cable carrying it was old and worn out.
He added out that
the committee had called on the company’s management, the Aqaba Commission and
the Ministry of Labor to renew tools and equipment and to provide protective
gear for workers, but to no avail.
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