Report said there was heavy gridlock along the busy Yola-Gombe road, as over 400 workers blocked the road leading to the only national motor Park in the Adamawa state capital, Yola.
The report said the workers were protesting alleged high handedness and molestation of female causal workers by the Indians managing the Adama Beverages limited, producers of Faro Water and juice owned by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.
The protesting workers who carried placards accused the Indians managing the company of molesting Nigerian female workers during working hours and massive sacking of Nigerians, and replacing them with Indians.
The workers called on the Ministry of Labour and Productivity to immediately wade into the inhuman treatment of Nigerian workers on their father’s land, demanding the prosecution of the Chief Operating Officer, COO, Francis Vazheparambbil, in line with the Nigerian laws.
The workers carrying placards with inscription “Indians must go” ” we don’t want Indians” “we say no to causalization” ”we are not slaves” among many others, lamented that Nigerian workers are treated in the company like during the days of slave trade.
The spokesman of the protesting workers, Abdullah Maigida Bello, who spoke on behalf of others alleged that since the Indians came to manage the company, they treated the workers like slaves in their own country with no comessurate income.
He further complained that some of them who have been on causal list for upto 12 years, were being disengaged and re-engaged without payment.
When journalists contacted, the Group Chief Operating Officer of the company, Mr Francis, he declined comment.
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