Maritime workers threaten piracy boycott

Piracy threat could force workers to strike.

Maritime Workers Threaten To Withdraw Service Over Pirates Attacks In Bayelsa

Maritime workers in Bayelsa State have threatened to withdraw their services in protest over incessant pirates’ attacks on passenger boats in the creeks in recent times.

Lamenting what they described as the insensitivity of the state government to their plight, the boat operators, under the auspices of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, have issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to address the insecurity on the waterways, failure of which they will withdraw their services.

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Source: dailytimes.com.ng