A company that recruits workers for one of ExxonMobil’s prime contractors, SBM Offshore has agreed to rectify the overtime rates paid to Guyanese working on the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform.
A statement from the Ministry of Labour yesterday said that following a report in Sunday’s edition of Kaieteur News about the mistreatment of workers on the FPSO, the Ministry of Labour on Monday called a meeting with the recruiting agency responsible for the welfare of the workers in question.
The statement said that Chief Labour Officer (CLO), Dhaneshwar Deonarine met with senior management of Newrest Guyana, the recruiting company which provides employees to undertake housekeeping, catering, food supply, and laundry functions for SBM. The meeting which was held in the Ministry’s boardroom was attended by Newrest’s General Manager, Antoine Morillon and its Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Director, Nicholas Ali.
