Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria explained

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

2001: Onikolease Irabor

2017: Prince Adewale Adeyanju

References

1. Web site: About . Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria . 16 January 2021.
2. Figure is for 2002. Book: Erapi . Godwin Esierumua . Trade Unions and Employment Relationship in Privatised State Enterprises: A Case-Study of the Finance and Petroleum Industries in Nigeria . 2005 . University of Warwick . 330 - 331 . 16 January 2021.