After MWUN Strike Threats, CRFFN Pays 5-Month Salaries of Workers

Following strike threats issued by the leadership of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) last week over the unpaid salaries of its staff for the past seven months, the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has succumbed to pressure by paying five months out of the salary arrears.

President General of MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju confirmed the cherry news on Thursday via a press statement, even as he commended the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Hon. Adegboyega Oyetola for helping to proffer solution to the issue of the CRFFN’s staff salary arrears.

“MWUN hereby expresses its heartfelt appreciation to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy for his timely intervention, demonstrating unwavering commitment to workers’ welfare in the maritime sector, his dedication and humane leadership has made a significant difference.

“Whilst thanking the Acting Registrar of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria for cooperating with Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria and seeing to the payment of five months’ salary arrears, the Union urges the CRFFN management to settle the remaining two months’ outstanding salaries as soon as possible.

“MWUN also reminds the Honourable Minister that having paid only five months’ out of the seven months arrears owed to the workers, the CRFFN management now has two months in outstanding staff salaries to settle.

“The Union hereby further appeals for the support of the Honourable Minister and demands that the CRFFN completes the task post-haste, by immediately settling the remaining two months arrears” the statement read