EC employees strike over pay, demands resignation of 3 members
20 Mar 2012, 7:08 PM
Hawwa Lubna
Employees of the Maldives Elections Commission (EC) have halted work this afternoon in a dispute over pay, while also demanding the resignation of three commission members they accuse of bias.
Around 45 EC employees who attended office today halted work at 2pm and moved to the commission’s meeting room where they staged a sit-down strike. The list of reasons for the strike were displayed on a projector screen, according to a senior employee who spoke to Minivan News on condition of anonymity.
The list included five separate accusations:
1.Employees doubt the impartially of commission members
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