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Dockworkers cripple business activities at Lagos seaport

By Thu Apr 15 2021 Dockworkers under the umbrella of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), on Tuesday morning crippled commercial activities at the nation’s Cargo evacuation out of the Apapa Port complex is being disrupted by members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) as they have shut down the premises of largest container terminal in Nigeria, APM Terminals over alleged anti-labour practices. It was gathered that the terminals allegedly breached the National Joint Industrial Agreement (NJIC) signed with the union by employing foreigners on a job that can be successfully done by Nigerian workers.

Maritime workers threaten to shut ports operations nationwide over IOCs disregard to Nigeria laws

Share The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), on Friday, threatened to shut down all ports operations in the next seven days over the International Oil Companies (IOCs) disregard to laws allowing dockworkers and Stevedoring companies into their operational areas. Already, the union’s has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government within which to meet their demand or face a total shut down of ports across the country. The union said in a statement released on Friday that the seven-day ultimatum is to compel the IOCs to allow Stevedoring companies and Dockworkers into their operational areas as required by law, regretting that the IOCs have refused to allow them in the past eight years despite the provisions of Nigerian laws.

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