27th May, 2011
The aggrieved casual workers in the Nigerdock Shipyard on Snake Island Tincan yesterday protested against their inhuman treatment by the company’s management.
The casual workers alleged that the white men in the organisation call the few Nigerians workers monkeys.
They also alleged that white men in the company are more than the blacks there as against the Law of CEMA for foreigners to dominate the workforce outside their country.
They complained of the management’s refusal to give leave allowance to blacks working in the organisation, poor welfare package, lack of staff bus and laying off of workers without benefits.
They appealed to the Federal Government to probe the organisation because it is operating against the laws of Nigeria.
According to them, only the white men in the organisation are given quarters and official cars.The blacks work while the white takes the glory.
Efforts to speak with the head of Human Relations of Nigerdock proved abortive.