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12-16-2014, 12:43 PM
Nigerian Oil Workers Launch National Strike
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Nigeria's oil unions began an indefinite strike on Monday to demand improved labor conditions and legislative reform.
Nigeria's oil unions began an indefinite strike on Monday aimed at forcing the government to make good on a long list of grievances, which include the government’s failure to approve a Petroleum Industry Bill, the inability to maintain refineries, and to reduce petrol pump prices in line with falling global oil prices.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN), and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers have stated that the strike will continue until all of their demands are met.
"We've commenced the strike. It will affect oil production, since all operations are on strike," PENGASSAN chief Babatunde Oke told Reuters by telephone.
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Sunday urged the Federal Government to address the grievances of oil workers' unions, in order to avoid the national strike.
The President of PENGASSAN, Francis Johnson, told reporters following a meeting of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Lagos that oil workers had no option than to go on strike to guarantee members' welfare.
"We have held several meetings but up till now, there is no positive result and we do not have any other way to protect our members than to embark on strike," he added.
The Nigerian government issued a statement on Monday stating that it plans to meet with the Pengassan and Nupeng oil workers' unions on Tuesday in efforts to end the strike.
The oil sector, which accounts for around 90 percent of Nigerian export revenue, has taken a massive hit due to the recent drop in global oil prices combined with sharp decline in petroleum exports to the United States
At its annual meeting in Vienna, the 12-member Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – including Nigeria – advocated to cut current production levels due to the 40 percent fall in the oil prices since June.
Last month, Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, was elected the first female president of OPEC. With her election, she replaces former president, Al-Ahirish. Her one-year reign at the helm of OPEC affairs will start in January 2015
Nigeria and Angola are the main oil producers in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Nigeria's oil unions began an indefinite strike on Monday to demand improved labor conditions and legislative reform.
Nigeria's oil unions began an indefinite strike on Monday aimed at forcing the government to make good on a long list of grievances, which include the government’s failure to approve a Petroleum Industry Bill, the inability to maintain refineries, and to reduce petrol pump prices in line with falling global oil prices.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN), and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers have stated that the strike will continue until all of their demands are met.
"We've commenced the strike. It will affect oil production, since all operations are on strike," PENGASSAN chief Babatunde Oke told Reuters by telephone.
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Sunday urged the Federal Government to address the grievances of oil workers' unions, in order to avoid the national strike.
The President of PENGASSAN, Francis Johnson, told reporters following a meeting of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Lagos that oil workers had no option than to go on strike to guarantee members' welfare.
"We have held several meetings but up till now, there is no positive result and we do not have any other way to protect our members than to embark on strike," he added.
The Nigerian government issued a statement on Monday stating that it plans to meet with the Pengassan and Nupeng oil workers' unions on Tuesday in efforts to end the strike.
The oil sector, which accounts for around 90 percent of Nigerian export revenue, has taken a massive hit due to the recent drop in global oil prices combined with sharp decline in petroleum exports to the United States
At its annual meeting in Vienna, the 12-member Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – including Nigeria – advocated to cut current production levels due to the 40 percent fall in the oil prices since June.
Last month, Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, was elected the first female president of OPEC. With her election, she replaces former president, Al-Ahirish. Her one-year reign at the helm of OPEC affairs will start in January 2015
Nigeria and Angola are the main oil producers in sub-Saharan Africa.
http://telesurtv.net/english/news/Nigerian-Oil-Workers-Launch-National-Strike--20141216-0002.html