Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of the Nigeria Shell branch in Rivers State have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if the company fails to give workers palliative, following the economic hardship in the country.
DAILY POST reports that members of PENGASSAN made the threat during a protest in Port Harcourt.
The workers carried placards with different inscriptions, such as, âProvide palliative for workersâ, âUnbearable debt burden on staffâ, âNo to less pay for more workâ, and âSubsidy removal pains should not be on staff aloneâ, amongst others.
The State Chairman of the Trade Union Congress, Ikechukwu Onyefuru, who addressed journalists during the protest at the entrance of Shell Industrial Area, Port Harcourt, described the refusal to give workers palliative as, âracism against Nigerian Shell workers.â
Onyefuru lamented that workersâ salaries can no longer meet their needs as a result of the rise in the cost of living.
He threatened that at the end of the three days warning strike, if the company refuses to address the issues on ground, they will proceed to an indefinite strike.
âWe approached Shell on June 26, to say, please, based on the value that we have provided, give us palliative. They said no, they cannot give us anything because theyâre only going to negotiate with us in 2024.
âAnd we say no to all acts of racism against all Nigerians that work for Shell and all IOCs in Nigeria.
âNo more racism, this will be the end of the road for them. Our demand is that Shell is bound by law to provide palliative, not just to Shell direct staff, but to all service providers.â
