Intervention needed at Lethem Town Council

Dear Editor,
Some urgent intervention is needed to remedy the plight of workers at the Lethem Town Council.
The structure in place at the Lethem Town Council is incapable of processing positive inputs to strengthen the weakened administrative system that was created in recent times.
The Lethem Town Council is operating on a shoe string basis, under financial strains and handicapped in its human resource capacity.
The interests of the workers are seriously neglected and compromised in the area of occupational safety and health, which contributes to counter-productive services to the citizenry of the Lethem municipality. Inappropriate and random decisions made frequently by the Town Clerk are allowed and puts the workforce in an awkward position to function effectively, where the fear of expressing one-self is evident.
Not so long ago, I have noticed workers from the Lethem Town Council, working tirelessly in the baking sun; putting in place booths and structures for security, etc, in preparation for the recent Lethem Town Week Celebration 2018.
Editor, I am privy to some information emanating from the labour force, of the Lethem Town Council, where workers are not being paid for their long hours of overtime, despite of many promises made by the Town Clerk.
The Lethem Town Week celebration has now become the biggest and longest event in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), without the input of the labour force from these workers, the Lethem Town Week celebrations could not have materialised.
This unjust treatment meted out to the workers of the Lethem Town Council is unacceptable and must not be allowed to go un-noticed for the second-time round.
This situation warrants the attention of the relevant authorities, more so, Local Government Elections will be in less than two weeks’ time; as this issue appears to be self-inflicting, for one reason or the other.
If the Lethem Town Council does so jeopardise its workers welfare, then by definition it’s no longer providing a service; thus, losing its legitimacy and defeating its purpose and motto “Working Together Harmoniously To Promote Equality And Transparency For The Benefit And Well Being Of All”.
These workers deserve a handsome reward for their hard work.

Sincerely,
Concerned citizen of
Lethem