The Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) is a trade union representing sailors, dockworkers and those in related trades in Nigeria.
History
editThe union was founded in 1996, when the Government of Nigeria merged four unions:[1]
- 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.[2]
Presidents
edit- 1996: Uzojie Ukamuna[1]
- 2001: Onikolease Irabor[1]
- 2009: Anthony Nted Emmanuel [1]
- 2017: Prince Adewale Adeyanju[1]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "About". Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ 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.