13 firms banned for violating labour law

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13 firms banned for violating labour law
The Ministry of Labour  has banned the transactions of 13 companies for violating the labour law during July 24 - August 6, 2011, a spokesman for the ministry said.
The ministry has warned against breaking the procedures of health, occupational safety and rules pertaining to protecting labourers at work sites.
The official said that the violating entities shall be entitled to accountability and the application of the penalties stipulated in the labour law, such as cancelling the work permits of the managers and officials in charge, and putting the violating firms on the banned list in co-ordination with other governmental departments.
The ministry added that it would give the violating firms a grace period to correct their situations.
It has also asked companies to provide the data of all their employees and their allowances on a regular basis of every six months.
The ministry warned companies of the consequences of not following the procedures for it would lead to ban in addition to fines. The ministry stated that it would launch an intensive inspection campaign to ensure that firms abide by the procedures of occupational safety at work sites.
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By EXLegend• 10 Aug 2011 12:42
Rating: 2/5
EXLegend

oh boy... wot a pity... these 13 firms are owned by people without 'Wasta' i reckon.

By jayca• 10 Aug 2011 11:08
Rating: 2/5
jayca

Do they name names on the 13 firms? Would like to know if ours is included... :P LoL

By s_isale• 10 Aug 2011 10:52
s_isale

damn if you do, damn if you dont.

By GeeCleft• 10 Aug 2011 10:10
GeeCleft

I hope they will have a prompt action to this issue..."Stop slavery"

By anonymous• 10 Aug 2011 10:00
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

That is if they would correct and stop violating the laws..how long is the grace period?

By ingeniero• 10 Aug 2011 09:31
ingeniero

hmmm.. ok... thanx

By flor1212• 10 Aug 2011 09:28
Rating: 3/5
flor1212

if thect there is a grace period to correct their violation, then it's just a warning

By timebandit• 10 Aug 2011 09:13
timebandit

GT today

By ingeniero• 10 Aug 2011 09:12
ingeniero

Good Morning all.... ' where is the source?

By anonymous• 10 Aug 2011 09:10
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

13 firms eh?...in the whole country?...i think they forgot a couple of zeros on that figure because that would be closer to the number of firms in violation of the law... *about six zeros

By anonymous• 10 Aug 2011 08:10
anonymous

Good morning joke!

By anonymous• 10 Aug 2011 07:49
anonymous

13 firms eh?...in the whole country?...i think they forgot a couple of zeros on that figure because that would be closer to the number of firms in violation of the law...

By timebandit• 10 Aug 2011 06:59
timebandit

"The ministry added that it would give the violating firms a grace period to correct their situations." And how long will this grace period be?

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