On Tuesday, September 26, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at a joint press briefing, announced that they will be embarking on an indefinite nationwide strike on Tuesday, October 3. According to the unions, they have decided to embark on strike as a result of the perceived insensitivity of the government to the plights of workers and other Nigerians, following the petrol subsidy removal and continuous demonstration of unwillingness and complete lack of initiative to address the fall-outs of the removal and other harsh economic policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The announcement is coming\nafter the NLC\u2019s two-day warning strike\nof September 5 and 6, and the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum issued to the\nFederal Government to address the demands of the labour unions. Speaker of the\nHouse of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas and the Minister of Labour and\nEmployment, Simon Lalong have appealed to the labour unions to shelve their\nplanned strike action, assuring that the Federal Government will meet their\ndemands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on a television\ninterview on Wednesday, September 27, President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero stated\nthat all attempts made by the NLC to the Nigerian government to fulfill the\nunion\u2019s demands, have failed. His TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo in a television\ninterview, on Tuesday, September 26, stated that the unions wanted concrete\naction on the part of the government, as opposed to promises and meetings that\nhave failed to yield result. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will be recalled that the\nNLC and TUC have been interfacing with the government to implement measures to\nameliorate the impact of the petrol subsidy removal and other government policies\ndescribed as occasioning hardship on Nigerians. Due to the impasse encountered\nin the course of these negotiations, the unions embarked on warning strike\naction and have severally threatened an indefinite nationwide strike. Some of the labour unions\u2019 demands include\nupward review of the national minimum wage, \nworkable roadmap for a more affordable mass transit system,\nrevitalisation of Nigerian refineries, among others. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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