MANAGEMENT HAD MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE RETRENCHMENT EXERCISE WAS IMMINENT

S’wak Shell staff want govt to stop impending retrenchment

''Shell has said the retrenchment will see foreign workers being asked to leave first, but Shell did not give any guarantee that locals will not be retrenched en-masse also.

''Shell has not given any figures of how many workers in Sarawak will be retrenched. We are worried a lot will be asked to leave,'

Shell had not given any specific date on when the retrenchment will start, but the management had made it clear that the retrenchment exercise was imminent.

Sarawak Shell Staff Union, Union secretary Solomon Nayup

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''From the information I have obtained, Shell is carrying out a downsizing exercise not only in Sarawak, but also throughout the world in order to cut operation costs.

Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam