Tor Olav Troim did not show up last week in Oslo to accept a hand-delivered petition accusing his Borr Drilling of “social dumping” and offering the “cheapest of the cheapest” severance packages at subsidiary Paragon Offshore in the Netherlands.
The petitioners say Borr has failed to live up to Norway’s reputation for high standards in corporate social responsibility.
“I worked for years in Norway, where it was excellent salaries [and] everything was proper, done and dusted.