The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended the picketing of Shell Petroleum Development Company formations nationwide following the intervention by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu.
According to a statement signed by NUPENG officials and the management of Shell, the minister of labour
directed the management of Shell to recall all sacked officers and members on
or before December 4, 2012.
NUPENG had last week paralyzed
business activities of Shell offices over alleged anti-labour practices by
management of the oil company.
The union accused Shell of being the
major vendor of enslaving Nigerians through exploitative contract and agency
labour employment otherwise known as outsourcing.
It explained that the contract
workers in Shell have no conditions of service, adding that when their
contracts are terminated, they are not paid severance benefits other than one
month’s salary irrespective of the number of years in service.
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| EMEKA WOGU, LABOUR & PRODUCTIVITY MIN. |
To forestall any industrial
crisis, the labour minister intervened shortly after the union
leaders threatened to embark on a nationwide strike.
At the meeting the minister directed
management of Shell to immediately recall the sacked union members in the
interest of industrial peace and harmony.
The meeting also resolved that
NUPENG shall seek the leave of the court to withdraw all cases pending against
SHELL.
The meeting is expected to be
reconvened on January 31st to look at areas of progress made so far.
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