Warri refinery back-up workers petition Buhari over welfare, work condition
June 9, 2015




By Kunle Kalejaye


WARRI-Back-up workers in Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company have written a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene ‎in their current work condition stating that management of the company owns them eight months salaries.




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In a petition letter to President Buhari signed by Citizen Mike Eromosele,‎the back-up workers said in the course of asking for their salaries and better working condition from the management of WRPC, they are face with harassment and threats as a result of asking adding that lack of union or management to stand for them has worsen their plight.


“As we write you now sir, some of our colleague have been sacked while others are told to forfeit the eight months salaries because NNPC is owing the Federal Government some money.


“The Management of WRPC has introduced what is called slash of salaries and allowance to all Back-up staff without due consultation from or with the back-up to give a consideration on their welfare.


“They also put a cut down (slash) of 25 percent reduction of the backup worker’s stipend without putting into consideration the after effect of it on the well being of the back-up staff.


“For instance, a graduate that is receiving as low as N35,000 as his monthly stipend will be going home with N26,250 as his salary whenever the management decide to pay.


“They claim of not having funds to meet up with our salaries, but we keep seeing the arrivals of new cars for their personal use. We also notice that on daily basis they keep making employment when they cannot pay those of us working here for the past years.


“Because they have engaged themselves in projects that are not profitable making, they constantly carryout capital project with amount of money that are of no benefit to the production process, but which are of personal interest to them, where are they can get their percentages.


“Sir, some of the backup staff in WRPC are graduates with degrees and master in our various fields of learning. Some also are professional skill workers in our technical area of study. Some of us have worked in this organisation for the past six to ten years without knowing our faith in life,” part of the petition reads.


The petition added that the back-up workers were made to‎ pay for pension scheme and National Health Insurance every month from the little stipend given to them alleging that some group of management staff converts this money into their pocket for personal use while living them at the mercy of death.


The petition continues: “It may interest you to know that the working condition is very poor, that we are forced to undertake a given task without the necessary Personal Protective Equipment, (PPE).


“Wehave worked for six years in this company without safety protective equipment and when we ask, we are either sacked or given a query letter for asking the right equipment for the job.


“Sir, we also wish to inform you that some of us are from the host communities, we are faced with daily risk and hazards as a results of the operation of WRPC which the management has in no time given consideration on our health of our children even the once unborn.


“Some of our colleague died on th job as a result of the poor operation system, yet no grants are given to their family members because they see us a third parties.


“We want you sir, to look into these issue with great concern and kind heart so that these salaries owned us will paid and improved upon and allowance be given to us.”

Front page material. We don't need a Tailor to tell Admin

Corruption in every sector.God save this country,Amen

.Evil and worst set of managements in WRPC,

This is Nigeria problem, they are yet to satisfy Nigeria, yet to produce as promise, already complaining about welfare packages,