Our group has been operating in Nigeria for nearly 43 years and employs thousands of Nigerians, providing them gainful employment and contributing considerably to the growth of the Nigerian economy...We operate within the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and respect the rights of all our employees including the right to belong to any trade union of their choice...Our factories operate on high standard of industrial safety and observe best practices...The group does not as alleged by officials of NUCFLRANMPE use the police to harass or brutalize innocent workers or to thwart union activities