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| President General of the MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju Photo Credit: Onepageafrica Archive |
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has disclosed that it would
embark on its planned strike action by shutting down the nation’s seaports by
Wednesday, July 3.
embark on its planned strike action by shutting down the nation’s seaports by
Wednesday, July 3.
The Secretary General of the MWUN, Felix Akingboye, in a letter addressed
to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, said the
proposed action was due to government’s failure to prevail on the International
Oil Companies (IOCs) to pay dockworkers their wages.
to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, said the
proposed action was due to government’s failure to prevail on the International
Oil Companies (IOCs) to pay dockworkers their wages.
The Union said the management of the IOCs in Nigeria had failed to pay
the government-appointed stevedores their stevedoring charges that accrue to
the dockworkers.
the government-appointed stevedores their stevedoring charges that accrue to
the dockworkers.
Drawing the attention of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in the
letter, which was made available to newsmen, the Union said its two weeks
notification on the issue and proposed action elapsed on Friday, June 28.
letter, which was made available to newsmen, the Union said its two weeks
notification on the issue and proposed action elapsed on Friday, June 28.
Copied in the letter are the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress,
the Director General of NIMASA, the Executive Director, Marine and Operation of
the NPA, the Executive Director, Finance and Admin, NPA, the President,
National Association of Stevedoring Companies, and all Terminal Operators and
all Shipping Companies.
the Director General of NIMASA, the Executive Director, Marine and Operation of
the NPA, the Executive Director, Finance and Admin, NPA, the President,
National Association of Stevedoring Companies, and all Terminal Operators and
all Shipping Companies.
