The workers of Kazakhstan Tulpar Energy Services (TESCO) went on hunger strike in Aktau to demand payment of their salary for several months. They have gathered on the TESCO warehouse site demanding payment of wages totaling about 5 million tenge that accumulated since December 2013, reported Novosti-Kazakhstan news agency.
About 40 employees of the company have already left their jobs for this reason.
In May 2013 TESCO company won the bid to deliver the painted precast elements of steel constructions for buildings, pipe platforms and other structures for Australian WorleyParsons company.
The constructions were planned to be used for development of Kashagan oil and gas field, where Australian WorleyParsons is the sub-contractor of Ajip KCO company. Australian company had to pay over 800 million tenge for the performed works, but it has still failed to make a payment.
“We have observed all our contract obligations, but Worley Parsons has still failed to pay,” said Samat Serimbetov, TESCO Director.
According to TESCO Director, TESCO has filed a suit to the economic court of the Mangistau district, which has enacted that the dispute could be settled only by the international court of arbitration in Almaty.
“We believe this court decision is illegal and ungrounded. We have requested the local Chamber of Entrepreneurs to check legality of the legal act. We will seek payment of over 200 million tenge and losses worth over 9 million tenge,” added Samat Serimbetov.
TESCO Director said that he will try to repay arrears of wages to the employees from the personal funds and hopes for revision of the court decision.
Tulpar Energy Services LLP is among the leading companies manufacturing the containers shipped by the sea and steel constructions in Kazakhstan.
