A Japanese road construction firm, Shimizu Dai Nippon Joint ventures working on the National Trunk Road (N8) from Assin Fosu to Assin Praso in the Central Region have halted work.
The contractors halted work following an attack on their workers.
Some aggrieved workers who allegedly attacked the contractors complained of unpaid arrears.
According to them, they have not been paid for three months.
Aside from that, the aggrieved workers say some of their colleagues have been sacked without any just cause.
Shimizu Dai Nippon Joint Ventures, a Japanese Road Construction Firm has been in charge of phase two of the road linking Assin Fosu to Assin Praso.
The attack followed a sit-down strike that lasted for two days as the workers demanded better conditions of service from the Japanese contractors.
During the attack, it is reported that the workers jumped the wall of the Japanese residence and broke into the room of Gozwe, one of the contractors, and harassed him.
The Police is currently investigating the matter.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
