THE Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has given 21 days ultimatum to National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and other industry players for a positive resolution and implementation of collective bargaining agreement for tanker drivers and other anti-labour issues in the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry. The Union President lamented on ill-treatment of workers ranging from indecent and precarious working conditions, refusal to allow unionization and allow collective bargaining negotiation, non-payment of end of contract benefits and other anti-labour practices by indigenous and other multinational oil and gas companies in the country, which utterly alien to industrial rules. The Union President said, this not only criminal but a slap on the government, as it is also the responsibility of these oil companies whose contractors are culpable of this reprehensible and despicable act to prevail on them in order to revert to honour and decency. “If these companies have little or no respect for our institutions and extant labour laws, the Union is set to expose them at the global stage, where more decisive actions would be taken. “We will take the battle to their respective global boardroom and expose their nefarious activities to their global clients” he fumed.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 03, 2018 13:39 UTC