He added: “Honorable Speaker, fellow colleagues, in an impromptu meeting held in the cafeteria of the hotel on February 23, with over 50 local employees, they spoke of lots of bad labor practices by the Farmington Hotel Management. However, it has been gathered that some Representatives are pushing for the review of the extensive 20-year Tax Break Farmington Hotel enjoys. This means that for the next 20 years or more, the foreign-owned Farmington Hotel, unlike Liberian-owned hotels which do not benefit from tax breaks, will not pay anything into Government revenue. Our reporter contacted Richard Robiax through phone calls and text messages about complaints on alleged bad labor practices by Farmington Hotel. Farmington Hotel is situated on the west bank of the Farmington River and across the street from the Roberts International Airport (RIA) in Unification Town, Margibi County.

Source: GNN Liberia March 07, 2018 07:30 UTC