The Management of Bunjin Engineering and Construction Company on Tuesday sent all the 250 striking workers home for destroying some computers and other office equipment whose cost was not immediately known.
Two Management Staff Mr O. J. No, Quality Control Officer and Mr I. T. Kim, Welding Supervisor, as well as Inspector C. K. Mordzo from the Police Striking Force, who were brutalised, got injured and were rushed to the Narh Bita Clinic and the Tema General Hospital, where they were treated and discharged.
The workers have been engaged by the company to work on the expansion programme of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), but have since Friday laid down their tools to demand salary increases.
The Police said the workers' leaders had a meeting with the Management early this week and demanded 70 per cent salary increase but the Management offered 25 per cent.
When the Management's offer was communicated to the workers they charged and started destroying office property and turned over a saloon car belonging to one of the Management Staff.
The two management staffs were injured during the attack and when the Police were called in, the workers turned their anger on them, wounding the Inspector Mordzo.
Four workers whose names were not immediately known have been arrested and placed in custody.
