MHL Deadlock

The farm and factory workers of Mainland Holdings Ltd wish the same courtesy could be extended to them. All they want is for management to listen to their fears regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and look for a way forward.

Ellis Philip works at the wrapping unit of the Six-Mile Tablebirds processing plant.

She has been with the company for 11 years.

Most of the women she works with are either widowed, divorced or separated. They commonly refer to themselves as “trangu mama”.

The widespread theories surrounding the vaccine has created panic and fear among workers from Lae’s Six-Mile factory, the Seven-Mile mill and the Eight-Mile crocodile farm.

Around 40 Crocodile Farm workers gathered outside the Eight-Mile premises at 8am to have dialogue with the Mainland Holdings management.