Indigenous workers at Chevron Nigeria Limited’s onshore and Escravos locations have staged a peaceful protest over alleged non-implementation of welfare agreements, appealing to the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, to intervene.

The workers, who operate under hazardous conditions in Chevron’s host communities, said the company had failed to honor agreements previously reached during negotiations with management.

Speaking in Warri, spokesperson Williams Ebo listed ten unresolved demands, including:

  • Implementation of a new salary structure and payday system

  • Monthly medical allowance and health insurance

  • Payment of severance and retirement benefits

  • Conversion of 70% of community contract workers to direct staff

  • Daily transportation allowance

  • 13th-month salary and production bonus

  • Provision of three daily meals instead of just lunch

  • Inclusion of community workers in annual advanced technical and safety trainings

“For over three decades, we, the community workers in Chevron locations, have contributed significantly to Chevron’s operations under hazardous conditions, yet we have been denied essential benefits such as health and medical insurance,” Ebo said.

He stressed that the workers were left with no choice but to seek the Olu’s “fatherly intervention” to prevent escalation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

The protesters also called on the Nigerian Senate, through Senator Joel Onowakpo Thomas, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content, to work with the monarch in ensuring Chevron fulfills its commitments.

“We earnestly request His Majesty to mediate in this matter and help bring about a peaceful resolution,” Ebo added. “May Your Majesty’s reign continue in peace and prosperity.”