…Accuse administration of intimidation, firm pleads for endurance
By Steve Oko
Umuahia — Employees of Golden Guinea Breweries Plc, Umuahia, have cried out over months of unpaid salaries, saying the hardship has left lots of them struggling to outlive.
Some staff who spoke underneath situation of anonymity alleged that the corporate’s administration was utilizing intimidation to suppress agitation for cost of wage arrears.
“In 2025, salaries have solely been paid twice to date,” one worker stated, noting that the state of affairs had pushed staff into frustration as they may hardly meet fundamental wants.
They additional alleged that makes an attempt by some workers to demand their wages had been met with threats, together with the involvement of safety businesses.
An older employee described the cost sample as “inhumane,” alleging that administration solely pays when stress mounts, however subsequently withholds salaries once more till the top of the 12 months.
Nevertheless, when contacted, the corporate’s Head of Human Sources, Mrs. Adaku Jane Godwin, admitted that the agency was indebted to staff however denied allegations of harassment.
“Sure, we’re owing them and we’re working in direction of paying them. However there has by no means been intimidation or harassment of anybody,” she stated.
She defined that the wage delays have been attributable to months of inactivity on the brewery, following technical breakdowns that pressured operations to close down.
“We’ve already advised them they should be affected person. For a while now, we shut down attributable to machine malfunctions. We solely resumed operations in August. We can pay them as soon as we start gross sales,” she assured.
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