Security guards working for Eagle Grip security company in South Sudan's capital Juba have protested for higher pay and improved working conditions including regular days off.

An employee of the company said that the guards are threatening to take legal action against their employer if their demands are not met. The workers have given the company until the end of the month threatening to go on a mass srike.

On 10 June the employees formed a committee to meet with the leadership of the Eagle Grip Company where they raised concerns including salary increment. Eagle Grip is managed by a Sudanese national, Motaseem Sadeek, who has reportedly asked the guards to focus on their work instead of complaining.

“If our conditions are not met, we will withdraw all our colleagues from various locations,” another employee said.

“We are calling on the company to improve our working environment,” one of the guards said.

Guards of the company are also demanding that they be provided with uniforms, boots and communication equipments such as radio sets.