Ports to shutdown as maritime workers begin strike on Monday over poor welfare | TheCable

Freight forwarders under the aegis of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have threatened to embark on industrial action on Monday, June 5, 2023, over the poor welfare of

Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Adewale Adeyanju, president of MWUN, said the warning strike is due to the failure of the management of shipping companies to discuss and negotiate the welfare and condition of service of its members, despite several interventions.

He said after the first ultimatum was issued, the shipping firms were still nonchalant about discussing an amicable resolution.“MWUN wishes to bring to the attention of the general public its bewilderment at the nonchalant attitude of shipping companies’ management to discuss and negotiate the welfare and condition of service of our members in the shipping industry,” he said.

“Related to the above, the minister of transportation, in a bid to ensure a peaceful industrial climate in the shipping, sector had directed the management of Nigerian Shippers Council to spearhead a collective bargaining meeting between MWUN and all shipping companies in Nigeria.

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