On August 10, PNG Power workers declared their intention to take industrial action if the proposed appointment of an Australian expatriate as the new CEO goes ahead. The PNG Energy Workers Association is demanding that the PNG Power CEO remained localised and that current acting CEO Lawrence Solomon be confirmed in the position. If the unions demands are not met, workers will strike nationally, disrupting electricity supplies.
From Green Left Weekly, August 17, 2005.
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