DHL industrial crisis not over
The industrial crisis that rocked the foremost courier company, DHL Worldwide Express, recently is yet to fully abate as the employees of the company have made fresh allegation of attempts by the management of the company to victimise them.
Some protesting employees of the company have cried out to the public over plans by the management of the courier company to take punitive measures against them disregarding the agreements reached between the company and the striking workers last week.
The workers, who took their protests to the secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Lagos, Tuesday, disclosed that the management of the company has unofficially notified some members of staff of their tranfer. They alleged that the move was punitive and against the rules of the company.
The protesting workers stated that some of the workers who have already been notified of the transfer by the general manager of the company, Mr. Ini Ekang, were married women, a situation they claimed contradicted the accepted norms and practice in the company.
Worse still the workers disclosed that the general manager informed them orally without making it official which they said underscored the type of intimidation and intention of the company to punish them for their roles in the industrial crisis.
They further disclosed that they have lodged official complaints to their respective parent union of the move while awaiting further directive from the later.
The junior staff of the company embarked on an industrial action February 25, 2002 after the management had allegedly failed to meet up with their requests bordering on poor welfare conditions as well as inadequate salary.
The senior staff of the company later joined the industrial action March 1, 2002 after their appeal to the management to address the grievances of the junior staff was not heeded.
The workers complaints included management’s failure to review their remuneration package, managerial high-handedness, and extensive casualisation and management’s failure to promote deserving workers after nepotism, excessive workload as well as working hours in excess of 8 hours daily without pay.
The workers complaints included management’s failure to review their remuneration package, managerial high-handedness, and extensive casualisation and management’s failure to promote deserving workers after nepotism, excessive workload as well as working hours in excess of 8 hours daily without pay.
