Brown Ogbeifun, former president of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has accused Dangote Refinery of disrespecting employees after allegedly firing hundreds of employees.
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He stated on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, “What we are seeing today is an organization that disregards the dignity of its employees.”
He questioned the reported layoff’s timing, claiming it was a result of PENGASSAN’s ongoing unionization problems.
“I was informed that a restructuring at Dangote Refinery resulted in the dismissal of 800 workers,” I later learned. Why now, you ask? After unionization, why?
That is the main inquiry, they say. He claimed that the Dangote organization is known for being hostile toward unionization.
Ogbeifun arguaged that while employers have the right to hire and fire, they also have the right to exercise their legal rights.
You can’t wish away the dignity of workers because this generation is today. They must preserve their human dignity, he added.
Additionally, the former PENGASSAN president added that the issue involved human rights in business practices as well as unions.
Ogbeifun also raised questions about the Dangote Group’s alleged dominance in a number of industries.
Why should the Dangote organization bully everyone into going out of business? They both did it with cement and sugar. Should Dangote organizations serve as the foundation for a monopoly? He inquired.
His remarks come amid PENGASSAN’s and the Dangote Refinery’s ongoing labor dispute over the company’s disengagement and unionization of Nigerian workers.
The private refinery’s practices, which the union described as anti-labour practices, led to a nationwide strike.
Source: Channels TV
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