The Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) is a trade union representing sailors, dockworkers and those in related trades in Nigeria.

History

The 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

1996: Uzojie Ukamuna[1]
2001: Onikolease Irabor[1]
2009: Anthony Nted Emmanuel [1]
2017: Prince Adewale Adeyanju[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "About". Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ↑ 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.
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