Talks to resume on how to address passport backlog

DISCUSSIONS at the Labour Relations Commission on how to address the 61,000-backlog in passport applications will resume this morning after almost 10 hours of negotiations failed to break the deadlock last night.

The Civil, Public and Services Union (CPSU) which represents workers at the passport offices has accused management of refusing to give priority to those who need their new passports for immediate travel.

It claims frontline staff have been forced by their managers to deal with customers on a “first-come-first-serve” basis irrespective of their urgency.