PAGO PAGO (SRNZ Pacific/Pacnews) — Workers at American Samoan tuna cannery StarKist are bracing for a one shift per day operation for the rest of the month.
There are normally two shifts per day, but there’s been a shortage of fish and employees to process them.
Workers have vented on social media claiming tough working conditions, while those who’ve taken unexcused absences are being fired.
Some of those who’ve been notified of termination have been missing work for up to months on end, as they’ve received stimulus checks.
Industry sources told local media StarKist will be using imported fish this month but that this is a temporary situation which the cannery had to take because of the worker shortage.
RNZ Pacific’s emails to StarKist asking for an update haven’t been answered.
