Owendo Container Terminal unions call for company agreement to be cancelled
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on GabonActu
Owendo Container Terminal (OCT) employees, grouped within SYTRAD-OCT, denounced the deterioration of the company’s labour climate to the press in Libreville. They are calling for the cancellation of the company agreement signed on 5 October 2022, which they say reduced bonuses, and point to a debt of 156.4 million CFA francs to Ascoma for health cover.
Representatives of the Syndicat des Travailleurs Dynamique d’Owendo Container Terminal (SYTRAD-OCT) are calling for the cancellation of the company agreement signed on 5 October 2022 with Owendo Container Terminal (OCT), arguing that its implementation reduced several forms of remuneration. They notably cite remuneration per container handled, which they say fell from 1,100 to 10 CFA francs, as well as the vessel bonus, which was reduced from 17,000 to 10,000 CFA francs before rising to 15,000 CFA francs, according to GabonActu.
The union is also calling for compensation for the financial loss it estimates it suffered during the four years in which the agreement was applied. The workers’ representatives also dispute a debt of more than 156 million CFA francs to Ascoma for health cover, and are asking for the relevant deductions to be justified and, if unjustified, reimbursed, GabonActu reports.
SYTRAD-OCT says it asked Ascoma for the invoices related to this debt on 29 October 2026. According to the union representatives, repayment of the debt would be spread until 2037, and requests for supporting documents sent to OCT management since 2024 have not been successful.
