The staff of Baker Hughes Company in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday staged a protest demanding an end to modern day slavery, mental and psychological oppression.
The staff lamented the anguish they have been subjected to for several years by the 3rd largest oil service firm in the world, which has its headquarter in Houston, Texas, USA.
According to them, Baker Hughes pays senior Nigerian staff 2 dollars monthly feeding allowance, shows blatant disregard to Nigerian Labor Laws and subjects staff to slave contracts.
“Following a meeting with Honorable minister for Labour and employment today, BHI has been ordered to allow its staff to unionize with immediate effect, and all recently laid-off staff should be called back immediately.
“However, the company has shown blatant disregard to the Nigerian Ministry of Labour and productivity’s verdict, and have gone ahead to send emails to its employees that laid-off staff will not be recalled. This act shows how much disregard this company has for the Nigerian government and the country as a whole.”