TCL Trinidad strike: Cement shortage not ruled out

TCL Plant in Trinidad

Unless the current industrial dispute between Trinidad Cement Ltd. (TCL) and its 600 employees is settled quickly a serious cement shortage could afflict the region. In fact, industry sources are saying that a cement scarcity could materialize in a matter of days as the company’s two local production plants lie idle. Up to the time of writing the TCL management shows no sign of budging on its 7 per cent salary increase offer to the workers