Roget condemns VSEP offer to Flow workers

Roget, after he and other labour leaders delivered a letter at the Police Administration building in Port of Spain requesting permission to have a demonstration on August 4, said a reduction in Flow Trinidad’s profits saw workers being sent home without proper compensation.

“Flow would have used those workers in the sun and rain,” Roget said.

“You see them climbing those ladders risking their lives on any day of the week to provide a service for which they were not paid properly throughout the years. They would have worked diligently and Flow, just with a reduction in their profits, determined they would send all those workers home.” Concerning the demonstration scheduled to be held in Port of Spain, Roget said from past experience the police would wait until the last minute to grant the permission and also wait until the last minute to raise objections in an attempt to deny them the right to march.

He said they are going to be checking on the application between now and the time it is supposed to be granted to ensure there are no slip-ups.

“We want to make sure there are no underhand dealings taking place to prevent us or to deny us from our lawful right to be able to hit the streets to protest, rally and to raise legitimate and lawful issues in the interest of, not just our members, but in the interest of all of the people in Trinidad and Tobago.” When asked what step they would take if they are not granted permission to march on August 4, Roget said, “Let’s just wait until that bridge comes and hope that it does not come.”