Dangote Refinery Faces Shutdown Threat as PENGASSAN Backs NUPENG
The dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the management of Dangote Refinery has escalated after the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) declared full solidarity with NUPENG, threatening to join in a shutdown of refinery operations. In a strongly worded statement signed by its General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, PENGASSAN condemned what it described as the refinery’s “persistent resistance to unionisation,” calling it a breach of Nigerian labour laws and International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions. ‘Denial of workers’ rights unacceptable’ According to PENGASSAN, efforts to persuade Dangote Refinery management to allow workers to freely unionise have failed. “All diplomatic efforts to persuade the company’s management have so far not yielded the desired result,” the statement read.“It is with deep concern that PENGASSAN observes the increasing resistance to unionisation at the […]