BENIN /COTONOU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: WORKERS TO WALK OUT NEXT WEEK

Airport workers made this known in a public statement released following an extraordinary meeting held on Thursday, 11 May at ASECNA’s representation Hall.

Unionized under the umbrella of Syndicat national des travailleurs de la météorologie et de l’aviation civile (Synatrama) and  Syndicat uni des travailleurs de l’aviation civile et de la météorologie (Sutracim) ,  they call a 48 hour-extendable strike from  Wednesday , 17 May.

Workers voted for industrial action in protest over the Cotonou airport’s concession started by of HERVÉ HÊHOMEY, ministry of Transports.

The ministry has granted a tacit agreement of Cotonou Airport management to a private foreign company prior to a fruitful and including consultation.

In an interview dated back to January , François KPèdotossi , Secretary General of SUTRACIM/ASECNA questioned the capacity of new Airport manager to keep and protect their jobs.

According to him, workers are mainly angry because government seems to move one-sidedly while the ministry took a commitment to include union representatives at any level of negotiations on airport concession issue.

The decision to concede Cotonou and domestic airports to a private management was adopted during the ministry cabinet held January, 11, 2017.