A waste management company, Visionscape Sanitation Solutions (VSS), says it workers were not involved in the Monday protest at the Lagos State Government (LASG) Secretariat, Ikeja.
Mr John Irvine, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, said on Tuesday in Lagos that the company had always met its obligation to the workers.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that hundreds of workers under the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) had on Monday protested over alleged discrepancies in their salaries.
The workers also said that since they started work some months ago they had not been given identity cards and employment letters.
Majority of the protesters were those in the Community Sanitation Workers (CSW) scheme under VSS.
Irvine said: “While we cannot ascertain the information that has been published, we can confirm that no Visionscape staff salaries had been compromised in any way.
”Enquiries regarding CSW must be directed to the state Ministry of Environment/Public Utility Monitoring Assurance Unit (PUMAU).”
The company CEO said that Visionscape would continue to guarantee the complete safety and security of its employees with the highest levels of protection and equipment.
Irvine said that the company remained committed to working with all stakeholders.
According to him, Visionscape will carry out its respective roles and responsibilities and it will continue to support the Cleaner Lagos Initiative. (NAN)