Labour Conflict in a Petroleum Refinery Setting Course

Oil and gas are essential components of industrialized civilization and economic growth. Although automation has reduced the need for a considerable amount of manual work, important components still rely on human input. Good employer-employee relations are, therefore, critical to the stable production and supply of crude oil for the sustainable development of the Nigerian economy, as well as to the world economy as a whole.

Initiatives and labour creativeness have helped oil and gas labourers to receive sci-technology prices both inside and outside the country, which also have the trade union’s contributions. Many units in the trade union and specialized agencies build regulations to encourage labourers to work out solutions to enhance work efficiency, in which, leaders are always an outstanding example in labour and production activities. Many initiatives are applied in production sector with far-reaching impacts.

Trade unions of different levels have paid more attention to encouraging labourers to join movements so that more than 72,000 labourers in the sector can show their love for work, including 1,300 post-graduates, 16,500 graduating from universities and colleges, more than 3,700 people graduating from vocational training universities and 13,500 manual workers.

The aim of this programme is to explore practices in industrial relations and social dialogue in the oil industry in Nigeria. The programme also examines essential elements for good industrial relations in the sector. It addresses such topics as the positive contribution social dialogue can make towards promoting mutual respect, trust and confidence between the social partners and the Government of Nigeria.

Course Objective:

At the end of the programme, participants will be able to;

• Recognize the role of trade union activities in the refinery environment
• Analyze the Nigerian labour laws and business environment
• Identify causes of conflicts in organizations
• Develop effective collective bargaining skills
• Develop effective methods of handling grievances
• Appreciate the role of trade unions, their rights and privileges in a democratic setting
• Formulate strategies for addressing employee welfare
• Manage industrial strikes
• Develop good and healthy relationship between employees and employers
• Enhance their knowledge on creating and implementing policies and procedures that promote a healthy workplace
• Ensure that employees must be first trained about what it takes to maintain a respectful workplace in order to /ensure productivity and healthy relationship in the workplace
• Resolve emotionally charged dispute
• Ensure that all employees comply with employee relations training through diligence and follow up

Course Content:

• Working with Employee Representative Groups in Oil & Gas Sector
• Law of Supplement and Collective Bargaining
• Employee – Employers Relationship
• Trade Union Strategies and Tactics for Managing Industrial Relations Process
• Dynamic of Managing Trade Dispute and Mediation Conciliation
• How to negotiate with a Trade Union
• Risk Management in the Oil & Gas Industry
• Conflict Management
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Employment Law
• Government’s initiative to create employment in the oil sector
• Union density
• Evolution of corporate restructuring in the oil industry
• General policy on wages and conditions of work in the oil industry
• Industrial relations in the oil sector
• Petrol prices and trade unions
• Casualization of work and freedom of association
• Social dialogue in the oil sector
• Communications between employers and employees in the oil sector
• Means of promoting social dialogue in the oil sector

Course content addresses issues and skills relevant to professionals working within oil and gas companies, government agencies (national oil and gas companies and ministries) and the support and service sectors to the industry.

Target Audience:

This course is designed for a multi-disciplined audience with diverse oil and gas, financial, petroleum economics, technical, strategic planning, risk management and operational backgrounds.

Delivery Method:

Lectures, discussions, syndicate work, case studies, role -play and group exercises. Audio – Visual aids will be used to reinforce these training and learning methods.

Course Venue: Gambia

Course Fee: 

Course Duration: 1 Week

Course Date: January 31st – 4th, 2023