Dominican Republic national Luis Antonio Corniel has filed a US$30,000 lawsuit against Alpha Petroleum Trading Inc., and the Guyana Seafarers and General Workers Union (GS&GWU) for what he says are salaries owed to him for almost half a year and other entitlements.
In his application lodged with the Supreme Court, Corniel said that since December 2019 he has been working as chief engineer on the oil tanker, M.T. Louis IMO 8317459 which was formerly owned by a company operating out of the Dominican Republic before its owners abandoned the vessel here in Guyana.
He said that Alpha Petroleum Trading Inc., (APTI) along with a person he identified by the name Dorwain Bess subsequently took over ownership of the vessel. Meanwhile, he said that GS&GWU is the union representing the rights of the workers of the vessel and he named Simone Fortune as the General Secretary of the union.