MWUN Slams Shipping Lines Over Casualization of Nigerian Workers
The Shipping Branch President of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Olufemi Oluyinka Abass, has frowned at Captains of industries at the Shipping sector and the Terminal Operators over what he referred to as casualization of workers in the maritime industry.
This is contained in a statement by Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna, Head of Media, MWUN.
The astute labour leader said such employers in the industry always outsourced workers to contractors who offer peanuts as well as hire them on temporary basis which according to him, is alien to labour regulations.
“While the Shipping sector and the Terminal Operators have consistently engaged in this cruel, viscous and carlous labour practices, which of course negates labour laws and regulations, these captains of industries have continued to justify their wicked acts by increasingly embracing dehumanization and deliberately reducing the presence of Union in the maritime industry.
“Comrade Abass further said that Captains of these companies have devised several strategies to achieve this “Slave Drive” ideology in the sector; hence, the Union must act fast to stop the ugly trend, and the time to act against this industrial manipulation over workers in the sector is now.
“This unethical labour practices have led to the steady erosion of permanent employment as it were in the sector; saying that the perpetrators believe the ideology is economical and cost effective, by way of dehumanizing the workers; as casualizing the workers is an ideology for them to make so much profit to the detriment of the peasant workers; while also neglecting the decent work policies as enshrined in labour laws locally and globally.
He also said that the matter will be reported to top leadership of the Union where a strict action will be taken against these. perpetrators to sanitize the maritime industry for a better living work conditions.
