Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) will begin a nationwide strike on Wednesday, July 3, after the expiration of a two-week strike ultimatum issued by the union on June 13 over non-payment of stevedoring contractors. He said that the union had given the International Oil Companies (IOCs) two weeks’ notice concerning the matter. He said that failure to pay government-appointed stevedoring contractors for jobs done had made it impossible for their workers to be paid salaries. According to him, unfortunately, the operators refused to comply with NPA’s directive one year after the stevedoring contractors were appointed. Mr Adeyanju wondered why the IOCs refused to cooperate with the newly-appointed stevedoring contractors since the modus operandi remained the same.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 30, 2019 18:11 UTC