According to the National Petroleum Authority, the Gas Tanker Drivers and Petrol Tanker Unions did not show up for negotiations with the government over their strike.
According to Mohammed Kudus, the authority’s public relations officer, work is being done to schedule a second meeting.
“Obviously, the authority, and the ministry for that matter, are still working to get them back to the discussion table so that, at the very least, everyone can put their cards on the table and we can get a solution,” Mr. Kudus said.
The Association claims that the decision to strike was prompted by what they call poor working conditions and unfair treatment of drivers by BOST and NPA, which stems from the ongoing ban on LPG Stations under construction since 2017.
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The Association claims that the decision to strike was prompted by what they call poor working conditions and unfair treatment of drivers by BOST and NPA, which stems from the ongoing ban on LPG Stations under construction since 2017.
The ban, according to the government, is intended to sanitise the space while also ensuring that the necessary protocols are followed.
The drivers last went on strike in March over a similar issue.
Following the Atomic Junction explosion in 2017, which claimed lives and destroyed property, the strike was intended to press the government to lift the ban on the establishment of new LPG stations.
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