TOTAL Casualization Puts A Life In Danger
TOTAL Casualization Puts A Life In Danger 10/07/2011 21:49:00 THEWILL. Font size: SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, (THEWILL) - He has been working with TOTAL Nigeria Plc for more than a decade. Now he is on the run for his life. (For this reason his name cannot be published). The company is allegedly threatening him for seeking their help to overcome his terminal ailment, which happened as a result of an accident he suffered while at work in the company’s premises. This is the second time he has been through a grueling experience on official duty and each time the company simply neglected his plight because he is a contract staff. Currently, he is diagnosed with a complication that could become cancerous as a result of the accident. THEWILL sought to find out what really went wrong. The question, of course remains, is the ubiquitous nature of casualization (or as the IOC’s prefer to call it – “Contract Staffs” – legal and/or humane? Is this another case of econom...