MWUN launches Maritime Labour Voice magazine

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has launched its new magazine known as Maritime Labour Voice as a medium to showcase labour activities in the maritime sector.

The maiden edition of the all coloured- glossy magazine was unveiled to industry stakeholders, members of the Union and the Nigeria Labour Congress in Lagos on Wednesday.

Speaking at the event, the President General of MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju said that the purpose of the magazine was to promote a harmonious working environment that will stimulate industrial peace.

He added that the magazine would represent the voice of the voiceless and project alternative voices where necessary.

According to him, the magazine is the outcome of the collective dream of leaders and members of MWUN.

“Today marks a new dawn in the accounts of our collective history as a union. Indeed, it signifies an end to months and months of collating, organizing and planning meetings, interviews, events, ceremonies etc which has been condensed into a compendium — our maiden magazine the “Maritime Labour Voice, ” he said.

Adeyanju commended the contributions of employers, regulators and stakeholders to the stability and growth of the maritime sector as well as the welfare of the practitioners.

He noted that Nigeria is a maritime nation blessed with valuable water resources that contribute immensely to the socio-economic development of the country in terms of foods, mineral resources and marine transport.

Chairman of the event, Princess Vicky Haastrup, lauded the initiative by MWUN to publish a magazine stating that it will enable industry stakeholders to understand the maritime workers better.

Haastrup congratulated MWUN for its immense contribution to the growth of the maritime sector while also appreciating Comrade Adeyanju for his leadership style of negotiation.

“On behalf of the terminal operators, I want to thank MWUN for being consistent in contributing immensely to the maritime sector. Without you, we won’t have a marine and blue economy.

“We have a union that is not only thinking but moving. We have never had this type of maritime union. We have a leadership that imbibes the culture of negotiation because everything is not about fighting but to dialogue,” she said.

Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko, who was represented by Mrs Sarah Bala described the Marine and Blue Economy Ministry as a game changer in Nigeria as its importance cannot be over-emphasized.

While commending the efforts of the union in publishing the magazine, Bello-Koko emphasized on the sustainable approaches and diligence to keep the publication running.

General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ismail Bello in his remarks tasked the union to utilize the magazine not just for information sharing but for education and a source of documentation for the future.