Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has called on the management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council to give kind consideration to the proposal of the Ports and Terminals Multiservices Limited, PTML and other terminals operator for an increment in the vehicle/car tariffs which has not been reviewed over a decade.

The union in a release by the head of Media, MWUN, Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna, over the weekend said the review which is obtained in ENL, Josep dam, Port and Cargo and other terminals alike is to enable them meet the obligations of their members, dockworkers to forestall an imminent break down of industrial peace in the nation’s seaports as they are the economic regulators in the sector.

The statement explained, PTML and other terminals operators under the umbrella of the Seaports Terminals Operators (STOAN) has over the years borne the burden of wages, salaries, and allowances; with management of Dockworkers as in saner economic climes, which unfortunately they cannot further shoulder due to general inflation rate, deteriorating economic condition; increasing operational/administrative costs; high rate of exchange value and other such economic factors.

It said, consequent to the above, PTML and other terminals operators have indicated their inability to meet with the provisions of the minimum standard of Dock labour, which they recently negotiated and signed for implementation as was supervised by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and NIMASA, unfortunately, the prevailing situation in the nation’s economy had directly hampered their capacity to implement the subsisting NJIC agreement.

The union said, as a result of the above and the inability of the management to meet its obligations, and Dockworkers expectations, there’s now rising tension amongst the rank and file of our Dockworkers members in all the terminals, ports, jetties, and all oil and gas platforms.

 

##and other terminals operators for a review of the vehicle/car tariffs and other freights charges as obtained in ENL, Joseph dam, Port and Cargo and other terminals alike to enable them meet their obligations to their members.

Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) wish to inform the general public and other relevant agencies, particularly the Nigerian Shippers’ Council of the recent call/proposal made by PTML and other terminals to the management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council to wit: request for an increment in the vehicle/car tariffs which according to them has not been reviewed for over a decade.