Dear Editor,
Restoring the nation’s capital city to its former pristine glory, as the Garden City is indeed an onerous task, with the disposal of tons of garbage on a daily basis, along with silt, mud and obstacles from the major drainage canals and debris from the parapet. In addition, there is the Le Repentir Cemetery, the drains and alleyways. While hundreds of millions have already been expended in the joint effort between the coalition government and the M&CC, at the end of the day, the relevant audits would have to be conducted towards ensuring accountability and transparency. I must mention, however, the non-adherence to safety measures for an important, yet overlooked set of council’s employees.
Readily coming to mind is the Bourda Market, which has a compactor in Orange Walk, between North Road and Robb Street. However, to observe the conditions under which the workers toil, is nauseating. Editor, whenever a compactor is loaded onto a trailer, a tedious process ensues. During this period, an obnoxious liquefied substance emanates, much to the discomfort of passers-by, vendors and last but not least, the workers, who have to endure most of it.
Surely, the city’s fathers and mothers do not need to sit around the horseshoe table and discuss the workers’ health concerns. Maybe, Minister Simona Broomes was reassigned way too early to a new portfolio and she should have been left to venture to the worksite. Where is the union representation? There is a lack of protective equipment for workers, or a standpipe for washing after a compactor has been removed, followed by sanitizing with Jeyes Fluid and brushing/scrubbing with proper brooms. How much more would this cost the M&CC?
Yours faithfully,
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