SGR workers protesting on Friday.[Photo/the-star.co.ke]The Chinese firm contracted for the second phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has refuted claims of discrimination.
This is after a section of workers protested accusing the company of offering them poor remuneration compared to those in other sections.
Responding to the claims, China Communications Construction Company said the employees should understand that staff remuneration at the company depends on the skill .
“The workers have raised a number of issues as the reason for their strike and we have taken up the issues,” the firm said through its spokesperson Steve Zhao.
“We have already engaged them in open discussion about these issues. We also take this opportunity to express our sincere apologies to the local community, and the commuters for the transport disruption as a result of this protest.”
Apart from poor pay, the workers have also taken the contractor to task concerning an unreliable transport service.