Shafaq News- Kirkuk
Kirkuk's Oil and Gas Syndicate on Sunday called on BP togive priority to residents in employment and secondary contracts related to thecompany's oil field development projects in the province.
BP has recruited engineering and technical staff fromoutside Kirkuk despite the availability of qualified local graduates andexperienced workers, the syndicate indicatedin a statement. It also criticized the awardingof numerous secondary and logistics contracts to companies based outside theprovince, adding that Kirkuk bears the environmental and health impacts of oiloperations, making it essential that residents receive priority for jobs.
The syndicate noted that it is closely monitoringrecruitment procedures and the awarding of secondary contracts in BP's projects,warning of legal action and peaceful protests if the “erosion of the rights oflocal professionals continues.”
Urging the Oil Ministry and the Kirkuk provincialadministration to require that at least 85% of jobs across all stages of theproject be allocated to local workers, it called for official representation onthe joint recruitment committee to ensure transparency and the use of itsdatabase of registered graduates during the hiring process.
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