Coerced into joining PNC: Claims emerge that party membership is being used as a tool for job security!

Numerous employees at Fenaka Corporation's island branches have expressed deep concern over being pressured to join the ruling People's National Congress (PNC). Staff members, including those affiliated with the MDP or those with no political alignment, report being told that joining the PNC is the only way to guarantee their job security.

An employee at the Fenaka Corporation branch in HA. Baarah expressed concern to RaajjeMV, alleging that the branch manager has been pressuring staff to join the People's National Congress (PNC). According to the employee, the manager has been contacting staff members—specifically those affiliated with the MDP as well as those with no political affiliation—both through individual meetings and phone calls, instructing them to sign up for the ruling party.

The employee further disclosed that the Fenaka manager claimed to be acting on direct orders from the company's head office. Additionally, the staff member noted that they had been instructed to provide a response as soon as possible.

The current manager of Fenaka is instructing employees to sign up for the PNC as soon as possible. He stated that the registration can be completed via eFaas, and offered to provide assistance to anyone encountering difficulties with the process.

An employee working at the Fenaka Corporation branch in HA. Baarah.

Another employee who spoke to RaajjeMV confirmed that staff are being instructed to join the PNC. According to the source, messages sent to employees state that having every Fenaka staff member affiliated with the ruling party would provide the company's management with greater leverage to protect their jobs, given the current corporate environment.

Furthermore, he stated that employees working at the Fenaka branch in HA. Utheemu are also being subjected to similar coercion.

Furthermore, an employee of STELCO shared on social media that they are the only staff member at the Dhangethi branch who is not affiliated with the PNC. The employee alleged that they are currently being pressured to join the ruling party.

Concerns are mounting over the summary dismissal of numerous employees affiliated with the opposition MDP from regional branches of Fenaka and STELCO, under the guise of corporate "right-sizing." The issue has sparked significant backlash, with reports of workers being terminated without prior notice. In response to these actions, a protest was held in Sh. Foakaidhoo, where demonstrators expressed their grievances and demanded the immediate reinstatement of the dismissed employees.