The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Executive Members have urged their members to resume work at the seaports and oil and gas platforms in the country.
Last week, the union ordered the closure of all of the nation’s seaports, jetties, oil and gas platforms, and terminals in accordance with the union’s direction on the indefinite strike, which was set to begin on Tuesday, October 3.
In a statement issued Monday night, MWUN President-General Prince Adewale Adeyanju stated an agreement had been struck with the government and the strike would be called off.
“The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have jointly suspend the indefinite strike billed for October 3, 2023 following the removal of fuel subsidy.
“It would be recalled that the Nigeria Labour Congress had directed its affiliate member Unions across the country to mobilize and shut down the country following the refusal of government to adhere to the seven points demand made by the NLC and the TUC to ameliorate the suffering of the teeming Nigerian Workers and the impoverished masses of the country”, a statement signed by MWUN media head, Com John Kennedy Ikemefuna.
Platinum Times reports that members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress are still in a meeting with the federal government as of the time of filing this report.