Douala Port Dockers Announce Strike

In a petition addressed to the Director General of the Douala Port Authority, the dockers announced the blocking of the port starting October 23, 2019. If thier demands are not met.

Dockers are actually the linchpin of the port.

The dockers work in the ports of goods.

At the beginning or the arrival of boats, it is the Dockers who takes care of loading or unloading the cargoes.

Dockers have the monopoly of all that is handled on the public maritime domain. Exclusively a male profession.

Their primary demand is the inclusion of Dockers in the National social insurance fund

The demand the effective application of a convention that deals with the handling of port installations and goods.

The Dockers promised to paralysed the sea port begin October 23, 2019 if their demands are not met.

See Fascimile of their strike decision below

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