The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is one of the 46 industrial unions affiliated to the Nigeria Labour Congress. It was initially registered as a Trade Union on 15th August,1978 but held its inaugural conference on 2nd November 1977 at the Cultural Center Benin City, Edo State.
NUPENG is an affiliate of Industri-All Global Union which has its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. NUPENG President is currently the chairman of Industri-All Global Union, Nigeria chapter.
The Union is divided into four (4) zones primarily for administrative convenience and operations activities namely Lagos Zone, Warri Zone, Port-Harcourt Zone and Kaduna Zone with Zonal offices.
There are sub-zonal offices located at Eket, in Akwa-Ibom State, Ibadan in Oyo State and a Liaison office at Abuja. Each Zone elects a Zonal Executive Council consisting of a Chairman, National Officers, and one Secretary. Branches are created at the enterprise level.
This “blue-collar” workers’ union whose members are junior staff or production workers in the oil and gas industry is essentially set out to:
- Unionize workers;
- Negotiate better working conditions;
- Assist in resolving disputes between its members and their employers;
- Assist in resolving disputes among its members;
- To promote and encourage international fraternal relations with bodies having the interest of petroleum and natural gas workers at heart;
- To organize education and training programs for members; and publish newsletters/magazine among others.