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Petrotrin strike enters third day


Trinidad & Tobago's oil and gas workers staged the third straight day of a national work stoppage today to press demands for wage rises and protest against possible job cuts at the state-owned producer Petrotrin.

Ancil Roget, vice president of the Oil Field Workers trade union, said most unionised Petrotrin workers were staying off the job in the labour protest, staged ahead of a national election set for Monday in the energy-rich Caribbean country.

Trinidad's liquefied natural gas exports could start being affected in about one week if the job action continues, Petrotrin sources told Reuters.

As well as the settlement of salary negotiations with the government, Roget said the union was pressing for job guarantees at Petrotrin, where reorganisation plans could lead to possible lay-offs.

He said the union was also calling for the adoption of more stringent health, environmental and safety measures at Petrotrin, where three workers have died in work-related accidents so far this year.


Friday, 02 November, 2007, 15:31 GMT  | last updated: Friday, 02 November, 2007, 15:34 GMT

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