Trade War: Workers of Kano-based Tea company raise alarm over alleged harassment, intimidation by foreign firm {PHOTOS}
Workers of a Kano-based black tea maker, Al-Imam Tea Herbs Pure and Healthy Nig. Ltd, maker of Z & Y black tea have protested alleged incessant harassment and intimidation with security personnel by a rival company, maker of Top Tea, Promasidor Holdings.
The workers on Monday protested to Kano Government House with a petition to the governor to intervene in their ordeal with the use of security agents to hunt them by rival tea maker, Top Tea over an alleged similar design and trade name with colours.
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The General Manager of Z&Y black tea, Abubakar Adam Dahir said they decided to organize the peaceful protest as a ‘’save our soul’’ for Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf‘s intervention as Promasidor Holdings wants to close their company after repeated harassment of staff with security agents mostly from Abuja.
‘’Maker of Top Tea are alleging that the design of our product is similar to their own, but instead of them going through normal channels, they are intimidating us with security agents, Adamu alleged.
‘’We have all our documentation, including the trade mark of the design of our product by all the relevant agencies.’’
‘’We are pleading for assistance for them not to make over 500 workers of this company jobless.’’
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