GMOA to hold strike against handling of protesters

GMOA to hold strike against handling of protesters

May 18, 2017   01:46 pm


The GMOA stated that they will engage in a strike against the use of tear gas and physical force to disperse the crowd. 

The GMOA announced that the strike will be staged on the 22 of May from 8.00 am to 12.00 pm, island wide, during a press conference held today (18). 

The grounds on which this strike will be held include the use of tear gas to disperse the crowd, the use of physical force, the individuals involved in threatening to bomb the GMOA not being arrested, the measures taken to get rid of the heads of trade unions being a few . 

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