Women storm ChevronTexaco facility, demand jobs for sons
By Items compiled from Tribune news services | July 12, 2002
Women demanding jobs for their sons have occupied a ChevronTexaco oil terminal in Nigeria, preventing 700 workers, including Americans, Britons and Canadians, from leaving. The unarmed women, from neighboring Arutan and Igborodo communities, forced their way into the multimillion-dollar pipeline Escravos terminal on Monday. They want the company to hire their sons and provide electricity for their villages, said ChevronTexaco's Nigeria spokesman, Wole Agunbiade. ...