Monday, 18 June 2007

Nigeria Unions to Begin Protest Strike June 20; Oil Output May Be Affected

(Bloomberg) -- A coalition of Nigerian labor unions is
planning to begin an indefinite strike in Africa's biggest oil-
producing nation on June 20 to protest increases in taxes and
domestic fuel prices, a labor leader said.

Oil production is likely to be affected during the strike as
Nigeria's two main oil unions plan to participate, said Lumumba
Okugbawa, deputy general secretary of the Petrouleum & Natural Gas
Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, or Pengassan.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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