Muscat: Over 400 hundred employees at Haya Water Company have gone on strike for the second consecutive day to protest policies of the company against them.
Mohammad Al Farji, a trade union leader from General Federation of Oman, told Gulf News on Monday, that employees insist on the sacking of the Chief Executive Officer of Haya over various violations.
“The employees will call off the strike only when the CEO is sacked,” he said.
Al Farji added that the CEO has consistently threatened the company’s trade union members.
“The employees demanded to meet the CEO but he refused,” said Al Farji.
The protesters say the company is guilty of various violations including women employee privacy.
The electronic fingerprint reader system, used to document work attendance, has given wrong attendance hours resulting in some employees losing annual vacation days, according to the striking trade union.
One of the striking workers, speaking to Gulf News on the condition of anonymity, said that the company failed to respond to employee complaints on the matter which is why they decided to go on strike.
A woman employee said CCTV cameras installed in offices, prayer rooms and even in toilets have led to a complete violation of privacy.
She said pictures of women in the prayer room and toilets taken from the cameras were leaked in September and shared on social media.
The matter is being investigated by the police.
Haya officials did not respond to requests to comment on the matter.
Haya Water is a government-owned company, established in 2002 tasked with managing the Muscat Wastewater Project, one of the biggest projects in the country.
It is currently building and operating various wastewater networks, fuel stations and sewage treatment plants.
