Our stand on PTML, other terminals over review of vehicle/car tariff-MWUN

By allcitynews.ng

In apparent bid to forestall break down of industrial harmony in maritime sector, the President General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade (Prince) Adewale Adeyanju has clarified the stands of the union over the 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.

Just as he called called on the management of NSC to give kind consideration to the proposal of PTML and other terminals operators for a review of the vehicle/car tariffs and other freights charges as obtained in ENL, Josep dam, Port and Cargo, and other terminals alike to enable them meet their obligations to our members – Dockworkers to forestall an imminent break down of industrial peace in our nation’s seaports as they are the economic regulators in this sector.

As a result the PG said the union wished to inform the general public and other
relevant agencies, particularly the Nigerian Shippers’ Council of PTML and other terminals operators under the umbrella of the Seaports Terminals Operators (STOAN).

Addionally, the MWUN helmsman said that STOAN have been pushed to the wall by agelong burden of wages, salaries, and allowances; with management of dockworkers though they have borne the pain as it is done in saner economic climes but 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.

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.

As a result of the above and the inability of 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.

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