T&T: Time to settle the LNG matter

It's a very reasonable argument. Here's an excerpt:

I accept the argument, and indeed it is age old, that Bechtel International and Atlantic LNG, on whose behalf Bechtel is constructing Train IV at Point Fortin, are in the business not because of altruism, but to make a profit. Without that profit neither can for long remain in business, and not only they but the workers and their families suffer. What the workers would be entitled to question, but it can only be through reasoned argument, would be the intent of the business, domestic or international, maintaining a level of profits at the expense of worker dignity.

However, as long as the workers receive a reasonable return for their labour, that is, are provided wages and/or salaries both in keeping with norms for the industry and likely profits for the employer, they would not be likely to see themselves as underpaid. With specific reference to the workers on the construction of Atlantic LNG’s Train IV, they are temporary workers, id est workers not only without security of tenure, but whose jobs end with the completion of the project.