shippingposition
  • Home
  • News
  • Editorial
    • Vox Pop
  • Maritime safety
  • Oil and Gas
  • Personality
  • Health
No Result
View All Result
shippingposition

Home » MWUN Raises Alarm, Threatens Over Engagement Of Foreigners At APM Terminal Apapa Port

MWUN Raises Alarm, Threatens Over Engagement Of Foreigners At APM Terminal Apapa Port

by Joshua
March 22, 2021
in Featured, News

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has raised alarm over imminent breach of national security by a terminal operation in Apapa port; APM Terminal.

L-R: Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess Vicky Haastrup; Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Victor Ochei; representative of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Omoabie Akpan; and President-General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, after the signing of the Collective Bargaining Agreement on the reviewed minimum standard for the dock labour industry, at the NIMASA headquarters in Lagos, recently.

 

The union, in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its President General; Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, alerted that the terminal operator has engaged foreign security personnel at its operational area in the port.

The MWUN acknowledged the nations’ trying times in terms of insecurity and warned that, “any act capable of further contributing to its breakdown should be met with serious attention”.

In the statement which was sent to Shipping Position Daily, the MWUN disclosed that APM Terminal has engaged a South African security outfit to maintain security in its terminal in the Lagos Port Complex.

“APM Terminals, Nigeria, whom we are reliably informed have through a memo to our members, ceded and out-sourced the security functions of the organization to an external –South African, security service provider –Messrs G4S and Security management by CRS effective Thursday March 18th, 2021 without recourse to the Union and consideration to our members and the nation’s security”, the union alerted”, the union added.

It also raised alarm that, by its action, APM Terminal has ceded security operations and limited involvement of Nigerians in its container terminal to foreigners.

“We are more alarmed because what that means is that the security functions of APM Terminals which one of the biggest receiver of containerized cargo in our nation’s seaport has been outsourced to foreign nationals without input from local and internal security systems thus opening up our ports to all sorts of inflow of dangerous cargo which are not recorded”, it warned.

The union also threatened that, unless APM Terminal rescinds the decision to engage foreigners in its terminal in Apapa port, there will be industrial unrests.

“Consequent upon the foregoing, the Union has demanded for an immediate reversal of this unilateral action and maintain the status quo in order to avoid any crisis in your terminal”, it warned.

The MWUN also alleged that, APM Terminal has concluded plans to bring more foreigners into its terminal, thereby denying Nigerians of their employment.

According to the MWUN, “even more outrageous is the fact that APM Terminals has almost concluded arrangement to carry out same anti –labour practise in other departments of their organization and deprive thousands of Nigerian workers of a means of livelihood. This is in clear negation of the federal government’s goal to create employment.

“We wish to inform the general public that APM Terminals is in this action unilateral and in clear violation of clause 3 of an existing Agreement reached between the Union and their management which states that “In the event of a further need for outsourcing in the operations, the MWUN and management of APMT will discuss and reach an agreement”, it added.

“Suffice it to say that APM Terminals unilateral action has caused restiveness amongst the rank and file of our members, as we have neither discussed nor reached any agreement on outsourcing of security functions of any organization, Thus, we view this unilateral action as an anti –labour practise and a disrespect for the Nigerian people and needs.


Tags: APM TERMINALMWUNNPA

Related Posts

Aliko Dangote Submits Paperwork To Build Nigeria’s Largest Seaport In Ogun

Nigeria Ramps Up Campaign for IMO Category C Seat, Showcases Maritime, Aviation Potential on Global Stage

July 15, 2025
WCO Chairmanship: Afam Chukwuma Hails Adeniyi’s Appointment as Major Boost for Nigeria’s Customs and Economy

WCO Chairmanship: Afam Chukwuma Hails Adeniyi’s Appointment as Major Boost for Nigeria’s Customs and Economy

July 15, 2025
Aliko Dangote Submits Paperwork To Build Nigeria’s Largest Seaport In Ogun

Aliko Dangote Submits Paperwork To Build Nigeria’s Largest Seaport In Ogun

July 15, 2025
Aliko Dangote Submits Paperwork To Build Nigeria’s Largest Seaport In Ogun

Nigeria Customs Boss Extols Late Buhari’s Legacy Of Discipline

July 15, 2025

Discussion about this post

Latest News

Aliko Dangote Submits Paperwork To Build Nigeria’s Largest Seaport In Ogun

Nigeria Ramps Up Campaign for IMO Category C Seat, Showcases Maritime, Aviation Potential on Global Stage

July 15, 2025

WCO Chairmanship: Afam Chukwuma Hails Adeniyi’s Appointment as Major Boost for Nigeria’s Customs and Economy

Aliko Dangote Submits Paperwork To Build Nigeria’s Largest Seaport In Ogun

Nigeria Customs Boss Extols Late Buhari’s Legacy Of Discipline

Vessels Expected At Lagos Ports As At 14th July, 2025

Duty-Free, But Not Trouble-Free: Mixed Reactions Trail UK’s Trade Window For Nigerian Exports

At Last, Lekki-Epe Corridor Stakeholders Agree On August 1st Enforcement Date For E-Call-Up 

Nigeria Losing Billions To Boat Importation As Indigenous Operators Urge Local Shipbuilding Drive

Court Ruling Against CRFFN’s Regulatory Powers Tears Customs Brokers Apart   

Oyetola Reaffirms Commitment to Logistics Reform, Commissions Zenith Carex HQ

Let the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria Breathe

MONDAY INTERVIEW: “70% of the crew of Ocean Dragon are Nigerians”— Mrs Bernadine Eloka 

kindly like our Facebook page

Health

The Usefulness Of Watermelon Seeds You May Not Know
Health

The Usefulness Of Watermelon Seeds You May Not Know

July 14, 2025

Watermelon is one fruit that’s hard to resist when it gets too hot. It’s sweet and is high in water...

KNOW YOUR BODY PARTS: THE HEART

KNOW YOUR BODY PARTS: THE HEART

June 30, 2025
Why Your Favourite Seasoning Cubes May Be Hurting Your Kidneys

Why Your Favourite Seasoning Cubes May Be Hurting Your Kidneys

June 30, 2025
Contraceptive Pills Can’t Cause Cervical Cancer – Expert

Contraceptive Pills Can’t Cause Cervical Cancer – Expert

June 30, 2025
ONIONS: The Good Old Healing Vegetable

KNOW YOUR BODY PARTS: The Liver

June 16, 2025
ONIONS: The Good Old Healing Vegetable

ONIONS: The Good Old Healing Vegetable

June 16, 2025
Why Prostate Disorder Cases Are Increasing Among Nigerian Men – Experts

Why Prostate Disorder Cases Are Increasing Among Nigerian Men – Experts

June 1, 2025
20m Nigerians Live With Mental Health Issues, Says WHO

20m Nigerians Live With Mental Health Issues, Says WHO

June 1, 2025
Health Facts You Didn’t Know

How Your Habit Affects Fertility

May 19, 2025
Fruits For Raining Season

Fruits For Raining Season

May 19, 2025

© 2021 Shippingposition

Navigate Site

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
  • Terms

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Coast To Coast
  • Oil and Gas
  • Maritime Education
  • The Terminals
  • Maritime safety

© 2021 Shippingposition