Lomé port workers announce three-day strike for late june 2026

Workers at the Autonomous Port of Lomé have filed a strike notice for three days, from June 25 to 27, 2026, to protest unmet social and professional demands. The move follows several general assemblies held since October 2025, with workers deeming the progress insufficient.

A new social standoff

Tensions remain high at the Port of Lomé. For months, employees have denounced difficult working conditions, citing low wages, limited coverage for on-the-job accidents, and a lack of safety equipment in some areas. Despite repeated warnings, the union believes discussions with management have failed to produce concrete results.

This situation affects a strategic sector. The port employs over 3,000 dockers and other staff, whose role is central to Togo’s economy. For strikers, the stakes go beyond internal grievances: it is also about safeguarding a vital economic asset.

Demands on the table

In its statement, the union calls for a single status for all personnel, respect for daily breaks and weekly rest, as well as annual leave with its accompanying bonus. It also demands the application of the collective enterprise agreement to dockers and tally clerks.

Workers are also demanding overtime pay in line with regulations, registration of all casual dockers with the National Social Security Fund, and the introduction of a dirt allowance and a handling allowance. The union wants recruitment dates to be considered throughout employees’ careers at the port and for job classifications and corresponding benefits to be clearly shown on pay slips.

A call for mobilisation

The union calls on all Port of Lomé employees to stop work during the three announced days and not to report to their duty stations. It stresses, however, that the right to strike remains individual and each worker is free to decide on participation.

This planned strike once again puts the port management face to face with its responsibilities. In a strategic enterprise already burdened by significant debt, resolving this social conflict is now a matter of both stability and governance.