A recruitment agency under scrutiny refunds 177 victims
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By Hubzmedia Reporter
An Eldoret based recruitment agency that for the better part of the year has been under sharp scrutiny in the manner in which close to 4,000 youth are said to have lost their money through the agency, Thursday notified the job applicants of the intentions to fully refund their monies.
In a letter dated 28th Dec 2022,Daniella Jebet of the Communications and Public relations relations department at the The First choice recruitment and Consultancy, urged the affected job applicants to reach out to the agency,
“There were 2,011 applications made for the short term employment during the FIFA 2022 world cup,but due to unforeseen circumstances(technical) these individuals were unable to attend.In lieu of the above -177 individuals have already received their full reimbursement ,449 individuals under transfer of long term employment have been assigned to different countries such as Poland ,Qatar,Canada, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom”
The letter further notes that the affected victims have 90 days to reach out to the Consultancy as the organization rolls out steps to remedy The Qatar FIFA 2022 Employment applications.
However a section of the affected youth claim some of them were issued with post dated cheques by the consultancy and after the lapse of three months they are yet to get their monies as promised while others await until nearly next year,
“Only a few have received the post dated cheques after mounting pressure to the consultancy through demonstrations, the Consultancy has been issuing empty promises to the youth who made their applications as early as 2018,we have no faith in the latest communication from the organization ,” Said Collins Kiptoo one of the First Choice Victims.
We will continue to fight for our rights ,we demand back our money not the empty promises, Added Collins .
Collins notes that despite pushing for their rights, they have been branded as hired goons out to tarnish the organization’s otherwise good reputation as an organization providing human resource solutions.
Over 200 affected youth have been enjoined in a legal suit against First Choice recruitment and consultancy as an ad hoc committee of the Uasin Gishu assembly is set to begin its first seating into a petition against the consultancy on 10th of January next year.
A number of First Choice Victims on 25th Christmas day disrupted President William Ruto’s Prayer and Thanksgiving interdenominational ceremony when they raised placards demanding the president’s intervention into the First Choice and recruitment matter after Local political leaders failed to address their plight.
“We were arrested by the police and later released uncharged,we are organizing to hold a peaceful protest at State House Nairobi next year, we can not rest until this matter is addressed to our satisfaction” Said Kelvin Kipg’etich another First Choice Victim who represented a majority of the dissatisfied applicants.
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