A group of Nigerian contractors working for the Nigeria LNG Bonny Plant Complex in Rivers state, suddenly started an industrial strike early Monday, and locked all the gates into the complex to stop the staff from working on the premises.

The strike came as a surprise to the management of the Nigeria LNG, because the contractors did not inform the management of the industrial action. They are protesting against the maltreatment of the Nigerian contractors who have been deprived of many benefits.

Orikinla, What kind of benefits are they actually agitating 4 and how are they being maltreated, I thought nlng is one of the highest paying companies in Naija?

I have some friends working there as Nigerian contract staffs ooh, hope it didn't affect them!

mijd:

Orikinla, What kind of benefits are they actually agitating 4 and how are they being maltreated, I thought nlng is one of the highest paying companies in Naija?

I have some friends working there as Nigerian contract staffs ooh, hope it didn't affect them!

Please, read the full report here

Nigeria: Industrial Lockout at the Nigeria LNG

http://www.huliq.com/41813/nigeria-industrial-lockout-at-the-nigeria-lng

N.B:
I am an insider.

Official Statement by the Nigeria LNG Limited on the Industrial Dispute Between the Nigeria LNG Limited and the Groups of Service Contractors in Rivers State, Nigeria


A strike action was embarked upon on Monday, November 12, 2007, by some workers of some of the contractors providing services to NLNG at Bonny. This action has been at the instance of National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) officials seeking to unionize staff of these companies. In doing this, they have taken illegal actions, such as blockading the access to the plant, and at various times also blockaded the access to the Residential Areas (RAs), thus preventing staff, their families, as well as members of the communities and the public from gaining access to either the RAs or to the plant for their legitimate businesses.

As far as we can establish, NUPENG, and the workers are predicating this illegal act on a false claim that NLNG is preventing them from unionizing under NUPENG. As a responsible and law abiding organization, NLNG requires our contractors to obey the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, including laws allowing the unionization of workers in the country.

Consultations are still ongoing in this regard between management of the contractor companies and representatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of NUPENG, under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Labour.

The following stakeholders have been informed of this development:

Palace of HRH, Amanyanabo of Grand Bonny Kingdom
Rivers State Government
Commissioner, Rivers State Police Command
SSS Director, Rivers State
SSS OC, Bonny Island
Chairman, Bonny Kingdom Council of Chiefs
Chairman, Bonny LG Caretaker Committe
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour
Director of Labour, Ministry of Labour
Deputy Director of Labour, (Industrial Relations) Federal Ministry of Labour

Nigeria LNG has also expressed willingness to support peaceful resolution of the matter between the affected parties.