MWUN fumes over non-remittance of Workers’ pensions by terminal operators, ship owners; vows to take action
MWUN fumes over non-remittance of Workers' pensions by terminal operators, ship owners; vows to take action
Segun Oladipupo
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has vowed to take on terminal operators, vessel owners over irregular remmitance of pensions of members of the union.
In a press release e-signed by Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna, Head of Media, MWUN, the leadership of the Union recently got the wind of these employers of labour and terminal operators over their acts of irregular remittance of their employees pensions to its appropriate quarters, thereby, shortchanging the Seafarers’ and their counterparts, the Dockworkers, both categories of workers from the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria.
It was also learnt that some Ship Owners and Terminal Operators have allegedly stopped the remittance of Dockworkers and Seafarers’ PSA in their employ, which is a gross violation of labour laws.
Given this backdrop, the President -General of the Union, Comrade Francis Bunu Abi maintained that the Union will have no other options than to descend heavily and bring to book all the earring managements of these companies working against the ethics and practices of labour rules in their various companies.
He added that it is unlawful to deny workers their pensions rights either by crook or hook,; and may not hesitate to call out these Concessionaires and Shipping Companies that have defaulted in the payment of the statutory pensions of the Union Members.
Comrade Bunu also said that these erring companies in the Maritime sector would be shut down if this ugly trend is not reversed to status quo.
