This was because the reason for terminating the contracts remained vague, the association’s president Khairul Annuar Abdul Aziz said.
However, Khairul said it was within Caltex’s right to either extend or terminate the contracts of its retailers.
“But they certainly don’t have the right to terminate without any valid reasons. That is not acceptable,” he told FMT.
Yesterday, in confirming that it had terminated the contracts of “certain retailers”, Chevron explained that it was a “business decision” which was carried out in accordance with the contractual agreement between the parties.
Chevron issued the statement after 15 Caltex petrol station operators claimed they had been told to cease operations by June 30. The 15 claimed they were in the dark over why they had to shut down. They said about 200 people would be out of jobs.
Fauziah Ahmad Fadzil, a petrol station operator, was also dissatisfied with Chevron’s explanation, labelling it as vague.
She said the explanation given implied operators had no say in business decisions made by the company, especially ones that had a direct impact on them.
“Caltex has failed all of us,” she claimed.
Fauziah also rubbished Chevron’s claim that it had tried its best to resolve the issue amicably and in good faith. She claimed the company had refused to entertain their queries or their request to meet up.
FMT is contacting Chevron for a response.
Nurul Azwa contributed to this article.