The General Secretary of the Nigeria Union Of Petroleum And Natural Gas Workers, Afolabi Olawale, has explained why employers are hostile to unionisation at workplaces.
Speaking on TVC’ Labour Lens, the NUPENG general secretary said most of the organisations are against unionisation of workers because of their profit.
According to him, most employers of Labour are after their profit hence, they are hostile to unionsiation at work places.
Recall that the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) had in May warned oil and gas companies against sacking their workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
The union asked firms not to exploit the current situation to declare unnecessary redundancies and unfair labour practices on the workers who are already emotionally and psychologically traumatised.
In a May day message signed by its national president, Williams Akporeha, and its general secretary, Afolabi Olawale, the union said the offer of the Department of Petroleum Resources had brought a deep sense of relief and hope.
To avoid stoppage of operations and unnecessary loss of jobs by workers, the DPR offered to support the operations of oil companies during the period.
“The fear of how the workers are going to fare against the unknown enemy and the current economic hardships are already creating social upheavals to such an extent that any further loss of jobs in our industry would achieve nothing but complications and aggravation of an already bad situation,” the union said.
“This is the time we should all come together to develop ways and means to save the human race from the pandemic rather than being preoccupied with issues of pecuniary gains.
“We earnestly demand mutual sacrifices and cooperation so that we can collectively defeat COVID-19 and the associated hunger in the land for a better tomorrow,” it said.
