COVID 19 BITES: HOIMA COMPANY FIRES 160 WORKERS

By our reporter

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In Hoima—

Solel Boneh International Holdings (SBI), the international arm of Shikun & Binui-SBC, an Israelite construction company contracted by the government to construct Hoima International Airport which is at 40% has laid off, 160 workers.
The Airport is one of the key support infrastructures for the next course of the fast-paced activities leading to commercial oil production.
The SBC Senior Project Manager Mihail Gorachivoc instructed all workers to return all company belongings including identity cards to the human resource office.
He added that the affected workers would get their salaries and terminal benefits up to the end of May in accordance with their employment contracts.
According to Amos Muriisa the company’s spokesperson, the decision was in line with the government guidelines to control the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
It, however, comes at a time when the government is easing restrictions that started in March.
In April 2020, SBC halted the construction work and sent home over 900 workers saying it didn’t have accommodation facilities at the construction site located in Kabale village in Kabale sub-county.
One of the affected employees who has spoken on Condition of anonymity said that termination of their working contracts have come at a time when they are financially frustrated.
The USD 309 million Airport financed by Standard Chartered Bank will have a capacity of accommodating four cargo planes at ago, a fire station, an apron, a control tower and accommodation facilities for the workers.
The airport will handle both cargo and passenger flights because it has a multipurpose terminal building.

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