Arik Air recently sacked a black pilot because he demanded for his salary that had been owed for the past three months. After the sacking, he was replaced with a white skinned pilot.
Arik Air always owes salaries despite the fact that it carries so much passengers. The airline sack them because they wanted to form a union.
“We are not complaining of the large difference between the Chairman Arumemi Ikhide and the poor staff. We make the money for the company and yet suffer more than “Oyibo” people they bring from outside the country. All we are asking for is to be paid our wages.
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The economy is hard but at this time Arik is making more money than ever because of its dwindling competitors.
Some Arik staff have been owed three months’ salary while our colleagues in other countries like Ghana are paid in time.”