Work on FPSO of Jubilee Oil field at standstill as workers strike over poor working conditions

Oil Production on FPSO Kwame Nkrumah has come to a standstill as the Ghanaian workers of MODEC Ghana Limited, the company that operates and maintains the facility are on strike. MODEC Local Workers Union numbering about 40, working on the Jubilee Fields, off shore, CapeThree Points claim their decision is as a result of poor working
conditions as compared to their expatriate counterparts. 

Speaking to Radio Ghana, the Secretary to the Local Union, Eric Ofori, said they receive an average monthly salary of 2,500 to3,000 a month whilst their expatriate counterparts take an average of 5,000 to 10,000 dollars, a difference of about 800 percent. 

He said they are not resuming work until something positive is done.

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