Settlement of the port of Nouakchott port case: A model of fairness and responsibility

The documents of the outcomes of the negotiations between the port administration and the porter’s representatives, and the agreement reached by the two parties, included an exemplary application of direct instructions from the President of the Republic, Mohamed Ould Sheikh Al-Ghazouani.

According to the documents, the number of porters was 2,500 porters when President Ghazouani came to power in 2019. They worked for merchants and suppliers and had no connection to the state or the port’s management. However, the port administration, in implementation of the instructions of the President of the Republic, Mohamed Ould Sheikh Al-Ghazouani, strived hard to resolve their case.

The documents confirm that after looking at the reality of the porters and their issue, and after long negotiations, a radical solution was reached between the port administration and the porters’ representatives.

According to the documents, 520 porters from within the aforementioned group were subscribed to a newly created company under the name (Sogetrap), which was established by the port specifically to follow up on the issue of porters.

where the door to voluntary departure was opened for the loaders in exchange for 170,000 new thousand for everyone who wishes to leave voluntarily.

The agreement also included providing health insurance for all porters and their families through the T’azur Delegation, in addition to securing a retirement pension through the National Social Security Fund.

The documents indicate that 1,326 porters from within the group accepted the proposal to voluntarily leave and benefit from the privileges included in the agreement, while 114 porters have not yet come to sign the agreement and benefit from its benefits.