Salaries of Ports Workers to Increase

A national collective convention for workers association at Cameroon Port Authority was signed last week in Yaounde. Workers of the countrys autonomous ports are all in joy. This is because their salaries and working conditions will henceforth be improved so as to make them more productive and competitive in their areas of operation.

Last Wednesday in the presence of the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Robert Nkili, employers and workers of Cameroons autonomous ports signed a national collective convention which seeks to improve the working conditions of workers during and after their working periods with the company. According to the terms of the convention, the salaries of workers in all categories will increase, housing benefits will also increase as well as the introduction of a 13-month salary at the end of each year.

The convention also defines clearly the classification of workers as well as stipulates that the advancement of workers will be automatic and uniform not based on personal relations or family ties as in the past. Due to the convention, workers will receive special prizes when exceptional results are obtained. Through the convention, the age of retirement will be uniform and the living conditions of those on retirement improved