Workers Frown As Steel Galaxy Makes P1m-Valued Donation

Steel Galaxy Botswana donated 20,000 disposable surgical masks, 30,000 medical gloves and 10,000 disposable gowns valued at P750,000. The company also donated P255,000 in cash to the COVID-19 Relief Fund
Steel Galaxy Botswana donated 20,000 disposable surgical masks, 30,000 medical gloves and 10,000 disposable gowns valued at P750,000. The company also donated P255,000 in cash to the COVID-19 Relief Fund

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This is despite the fact that the company had applied for wage subsidy from government and paid nothing out of its own coffers.

“This is really painful that we work this much for this company and they do not pay us full salaries despite having money. What hurts the most is that before we saw the social media post about the donation, we had been complaining that we were not even given the money from BURS in full, as we were given less than half of our salaries even for those earning less than P5,000. They should have at least given us our full halves from the government,” an employee bemoaned.

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