Unless if the Federal Government intervene in the crisis between Chevron Nigeria Limited and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), the country might witness another round of fuel scarcity and its attendant sufferings.
NUPENG has given the Federal Government a seven-day notice to compel Chevron to honour its agreement with the labour union on June 20, 2019.
It said that failure to comply, the union would direct its members to commence a nationwide strike action.
NUPENG made the demand in a statement signed by its President and General Secretary, Prince Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale respectively.
The union said,
“NUPENG, with deep frustration and worries, would like to alert the general public and all relevant authorities of the blatant violation of an agreement reached between Chevron Nigeria Limited Company and unions in the industry.
“It is public knowledge that unions in the oil and gas industry had a protracted negotiation with Chevron Nigeria Limited over 70 per cent labour manpower reduction which it (Chevron) claimed was required in view of the reduction in their operations in the oil and gas industry.
“After up to one year negotiation, brokered by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC; National Petroleum Investment Management Services, NAPIMS, and Ministry of Labour, it was agreed that considering the intervention of all the institutions mentioned above and the various justifications made, only 30 per cent of the Labour Manpower Contract Workers will be relieved.
READ ALSO: https://www.sojworldnews.com/2019-hajj-nigeria-loses-five-pilgrims-in-makkah-and-madina/
“Of the 1,856 contract workers in the company, NUPENG has 1,120; PENGASSAN, 213; and non-unionised, 523. It was agreed that the 30% reduction shall be spread in equal percentage among the three groups.
“It was also agreed that union executives (NUPENG and PENGASSAN) will not be affected by the reduction, that Chevron Nigeria Limited will not in any guise change the Labour manpower to service contracts.
‘’It was also agreed that anyone that voluntarily offers to go will be counted as part of the agreed 30%. Unfortunately, immediately after the agreement was reached, Chevron started executing the exercise in blatant violation of the agreed terms, ostensibly to either put NUPENG in bad light as troublesome or for extinction because only NUPENG members have been exited from work, leaving behind the Non- Unionised workers and PENGASSAN members.
READ ALSO: https://www.sojworldnews.com/final-year-uniport-student-wasted-in-cult-war-in-campus/
Leave a Reply