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Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria

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The Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) is a trade union representing sailors, dockworkers and those in related trades in Nigeria.

History

The union was founded in 1996, when the Government of Nigeria merged four unions:

  • Dockworkers' Union of Nigeria
  • Nigerian Port Authority Workers' Union
  • Nigeria Union of Seamen and Water Transport Workers
  • Union of Shipping, Clearing and Forwarding Agencies Workers of Nigeria

Like all its predecessors, the union affiliated to the Nigeria Labour Congress, and by 2002, it had 83,479 members.

Presidents

1996: Uzojie Ukamuna
2001: Onikolease Irabor
2009: Anthony Nted Emmanuel
2017: Prince Adewale Adeyanju

External links

References

  1. ^ "About". Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. Figure is for 2002. Erapi, Godwin Esierumua (2005). Trade Unions and Employment Relationship in Privatised State Enterprises: A Case-Study of the Finance and Petroleum Industries in Nigeria (PDF). University of Warwick. pp. 330–331. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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