Shipping agencies under the aegis of Shipping Agencies, Clearing, and Forwarding Employers Association have approved N200,000 minimum wage for their various employees.
The signing ceremony between SACFEA and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria was organised by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council and with the support of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, which is coming after 20 years of struggle.
Speaking during the document signing ceremony on Saturday in Lagos, the President of SACFEA, Mrs Boma Alabi (SAN), noted that the new minimum conditions of service for workers under shipping places would be the highest in any industry across the nation.