MWUN vows to shutdown Temile Development Company over refusal to unionize workers

The Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNO-WTSSA) have vowed to shutdown Temile Development Company Nigeria Limited over its refusal to unionize maritime workers in its employment.

Despite severally letters by the two bodies to Temile to unionize their members in its employment, Temile has defiantly refused to respond, calling bluff of the two Unions.

It is also recalled that on the 26th May, 2025; 16th September, 2025, and October, 2025; all of recent and that of April 1st, 2026 in respect of same subject matter – titled: “Request For The Unionization of Our Members In Your Company”; which the Port Harcourt based company had completely ignored.

The President -General of MWUN, Comrade Francis Bunu Abi said that no company in Nigeria and in any part of this world is bigger than the labour unions, affiliate bodies and its governing laws in all ramifications, particularly when it entails the enslavement of workers in today’s labour world, where casualization of workers has been prohibited.

Comrade Bunu said that “Casualization” of workers has become a thing of the past and it is no longer in vogue. “Therefore, any employer of labour who still indulge in such archaic practice of casualization of workers will be thoroughly dealt with; as humans can no longer be hired for peanuts or cheap labour in guise of giving Nigerians employment. Such Labour laws violator will be severely dealt with accordingly,” said he.

The President General warned that the management of Temile Development Company Nig Ltd, must respond to all the letters sent to them by the Unions and a date be fixed for a joint meeting within a 21-Day ultimatum of this publication, or face the wrath of the Union.