The leadership of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the leadership of Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, has requested in the face of the recent economic reforms where the federal government had chosen a part of subsidy removal, palliative incentives for its members.
The union noted that government’s decision has rippled the nation’s economic landscape, affecting every citizen, the industry and most especially the workforce that keeps maritime running.
The union therefore demanded with humility that MWUN be considered for payment of palliative incentives to its members to cushion the excruciating effects over the subsidy removal.
“There’s no gainsaying that the maritime industry is the fulcrum around which the nation’s economy revolves. This is knowing too well that products which fill our markets, the energy that propel our factories and resources that sustain our people flow through the maritime veins; yet, amidst this turbulent times, the maritime workforce has been left grappling with uncertainties battling dual challenges of the economic restructuring and the relentlessness at sea. This is a situation that demands not just our empathy but with utmost encouragement,” the statement signed by the Media Head of the union, Com. John Kennedy Ikemefuna stated.
The union suggested a meeting between the union and management for mutual discussion on the modalities and when to commence payment.