Trainees ground Chevron’s EGTL operations

By Egufe Yafugborhi & Perez Brisibe

WARRI—TEEMING trainees working at Chevron Escravos Gas To Liquid, EGTL plant, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday began an industrial action which grounded operations at the facility over alleged delay in regularising their engagement with the company.

“With the industrial action of the trainees, there will be no monitoring of the plant’s operations, hence the plant can’t work optimally,” a Chevron staff told Vanguard.

“They have withdrawn their services from all Chevron Nigeria Limited locations, not just in Escravos, the EGTL base, but also in Dibi and Okan flow stations,” Edema Collins, President, National Association of Itsekiri Graduates, further told Vanguard.

He added: “The employment of the protesters  was supposed to have been regularized after their 18 months training, but only last night, the company came up with a decision aimed at extending their contract for another  six months.”

They have been kept as trainee workers of the company for the past five years.”

One of the protesters, who did not want his name in print,  explained that, “The company has also refused to give us our certificate of training which is suppose to enable us get jobs elsewhere, hence we can’t leave the company yet they refused to regularize our employment.”

When contacted, Kayode Adegboye, Chevron Public Affairs Interface in Warri told Vanguard, “Your enquiry is coming late, and we will respond, likely tomorrow.”

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