The federal
government has vowed to put an end to casualization in the maritime and other
sectors of the economy through a new employment policy that would be rolled out
soon to sanitize the industries
The Minister
of Labour and Productivity, made this known in Abuja while flagging off the
2012 conference and commissioning of the new National Headquarters of the
Maritime workers Union of Nigeria
The Minister
who lauded the industrial peace and harmony in the Maritime sector said reforms
carried out in the oil and Gas industry by the government would be extended to
the telecommunications and the Maritime Sectors
President
General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria,(MWUN) said while extreme
casualization is no longer tolerated in the industry, the union has equally
commenced training and retraining of its members to meet up with global best
practices at the nation's sea ports
He added
that the union has embarked on social welfare scheme for workers in the lower
income bracket who constitute the vast majority of the terminal operations
workforce
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