NLC, TUC Issue 14-day Nationwide Strike Notice To FG
Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government.
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have given the Federal Government a notice of a 14-day nationwide strike.
Their complaint is that the 16-point agreement that was reached on October 2, 2023, between organized labor (the TUC and NLC) and the federal government, has not been implemented.
The NLC and TUC leaders express sadness that the government appears unaffected by the widespread suffering and adversity in the nation, despite organized labor's efforts to maintain industrial peace.
The October 2 agreement was “focused on addressing the massive suffering and the general harsh socioeconomic consequences of the ill-conceived and ill-executed IMF/World Bank-induced hike in the price of PMS and the devaluation of the naira. These dual policies have had, as we predicted, dire economic consequences for the masses and workers of Nigeria.”
The NLC and the TUC said in a statement that, “it is regrettable that we are compelled to resort to such measures, but the persistent neglect of the welfare of citizens and Nigerian workers and the massive hardship leave us with no choice.
NLC and TUC, in a statement, lamented that, “it is regrettable that we are compelled to resort to such measures, but the persistent neglect of the welfare of citizens and Nigerian workers and the massive hardship leave us with no choice.”
Effective February 9 (tomorrow), among others, the two Labour Centres said, “Constrained by this development and recognising the urgency of the situation and the imperative of ensuring the protection and defence of the rights and dignity of Nigerian workers and citizens, the NLC and TUC hereby issue a stern ultimatum to the Federal Government to honour their part of the understanding within 14 days from tomorrow, the 9th day of February 2024.”
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