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The Gabonese oil trade union Onep has temporarily put an end to the walk-out that began on July 9 in the local subsidiary of Total, including premiums and career development. But threatens to resume the movement if no action is given to his claims.
A respite for Total Gabon, plagued since 9 July by a two-week strike by the National Organization of Petroleum Employees (Onep). The union's national office decided on July 19 to suspend the movement immediately, and ordered the resumption of work on Friday, July 20 at the sites of Cap Lopez, Anguille, PG2 and Torpille.
"We are leaving for our posts to wait for Total Gabon's position on our claims. The suspension keeps the pressure on all sides, "says Sylvain Mayabi Binet, his acting secretary general. "Let's stay mobilized because the coming days could lead to a resumption of the movement, if the employer does nothing to provide concrete answers to our demands," he says.
The move follows a notice deposited on June 25th. The oil union then submitted to the management of Total Gabon a list of requirements in sixteen points, in connection with the ongoing restructuring of the company. The demands range from the evolution of careers to an exceptional negotiated departure plan for employees, through the introduction of a thirteenth month or the granting of various bonuses and bonuses, including one linked to possible partial sales. of assets.
The director of Total Gabon "struck by the nature of the demands" strikers
If Total Gabon has not yet reacted to the suspension of the walkout, the management of the company marked his astonishment vis-a-vis to such requests. "On the merits, I am struck by the nature of Onep's requests which focus on the creation of new bonuses and other bonuses, even though, despite the context, our employees are, according to independent investigations, among the highest paid in the sector and have benefited from wage increases and bonus payments averaging up to two months salary per year over the last three years, "said Henri-Max Ndong Nzue, head of the subsidiary. of the oil group, in an interview granted on July 4 to the daily newspaper The Union.
The strike started on July 9 was preceded by unsuccessful negotiations in Port-Gentil, then in Libreville, under the leadership Minister of Labor, Employment and Youth responsible for vocational training, Arnauld Engandji Alandji. And on 16 July, Onep filed a complaint with the court of Port Gentil against Total Gabon and the subsidiaries of EMTP, Spie Oil and Gas Service and Dietsmann for obstructing the exercise of the right to strike. Employees of the latter are accused of replacing striking employees at their workstations. The judge has not rendered his decision yet.
Total Gabon achieved sales of 708.5 million euros in 2017, up 14% over the previous year.
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