Maritime

MWUN suspends planned strike as IOCs comply with stevedoring regulations

NPA, MWUN, IOCs sign communique

 

 

Segun Oladipupo

Happy Diamond Age

 

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has suspended its planned strike action slated for Tuesday, 9th january, 2024.

In a statement, the union directed its members to resume normal activities tomorrow saying the nation’s seaports will be open for business

The suspension follows intervention by the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)

Recall that mwun had issued an ultimatum on International Oil Companies (IOCs) and Stevedoring Contractors on the extant laws which the union said the companies had violated for three consecutive years after initially signing communiqués with all relevant stakeholders.

The union stated in the release in Monday that the suspension of the strike is due to the full compliance with the Stevedoring regulations by operators in the Petroleum Industry.

Text of the release, “This was as a result of communiques signed on the deadline for full compliance with Stevedoring Regulations by Operators in the petroleum industry, which addressed the declaration of the strike action – to shut down the seaports, terminals, jetties and oil & gas platforms nationwide; hence, the following resolutions were arrived at:-
1) That though the IOCs have substantially complied with deployment of Labour, the matter of equipment deployment is to be examined within the next three (3) months.
2) That meetings be facilitated within one (1) week by the relevant regulators and the marginal field operators and all other compliant operators to ensure immediate compliance with the Stevedoring Regulations and granting of access to appoint Stevedores.
3) That full resolutions of all issues relating to compliance and grants of access to work locations to Stevedores by location operators be sorted out between now and end of January, 2024.
4 (That while these actions are being taken, the earlier communique reached Friday, the 5th of January, 2024 be immediately implemented as mark of good faith.
5) That based on the above resolutions, the Union has decided to lift the impending shutting down of the nation’s seaports.

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“However, the communiques of Friday, the 5th and Monday, 8th of January, 2024 respectively were jointly signed by Engr. Ibrahim Abba Umar – ED, E&TS, for Managing Director (NPA), Prince Adewale Adeyanju, fnli, HFCPSP, PG, MWUN and Comrade Bolaji Sunmola, President, NASO, also as contained on 8/1/2024, Mohammed Bello Koko – MD, NPA.

“The Nigerian Ports Authority as the Master Stevedore and the Industry Regulator, this last time of the supposed crisis have laid to rest the protracted issues of the IOCs and the Union for now.

“Dr. Adeyanju wants to use the medium to thank the Acting MD of NPA who held sway in the first meeting, commending him and his team for their tenacity and doggedness in handling the issues amicably before the Monday meeting where the MD presided over for the final communique that ensued.”

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