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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to the Assistant Minister's Statement, the industrial action taken by the RVR employees was merely because of delayed pay. This is not true. 1762 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 10, 2008 There is a litany of issues that the staff have raised, which indicate that the Managing Director of RVR, Mr. Roy Puffet, is running this company like a fiefdom. These employees are actually working more as slave labourers than employees. There is a litany of irregularities which I would want to hand to the Assistant Minister here, if he does not have access to them, that show clearly that all the employees of RVR that joined this company in 2006 are still working on probation, two years down the line, in contravention of labour regulations that require that they should be on probation for only six months. So, the clarification that I would want from him is whether he has taken time to consult and look deep into the issues bedeviling this company, that contribute to the current scenario, where this company is not delivering services. In fact, the services are worse than before this company was apparently or allegedly privatised. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would also want clarification---"
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