Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna State Council, has resolved to down tools for five days from Sunday, May 16, as proposed by the national secretariat, to serve as warning for the sack of over 4,000 workers in the state.
In a statement distributed to journalists in Kaduna yesterday, the Chairperson of Kaduna NLC, Ayuba Suleiman, and the Secretary, Christiana Bawa, noted that the decision was the outcome of an emergency meeting with the national headquarters, in Kaduna recently.
They disclosed that the total withdrawal of services would commence midnight of Sunday, May 16, 2021. x
According to the statement, the Kaduna State Government did not follow due process in the recent disengagement of the workers from the Local Government Service, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and Primary Health Care Agency.
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Kaduna State Council has said it will ground government activities from May 16 as a warning strike over the sack of civil servants by the state government.
The Chairman of the council, Mr Ayuba Suleiman made this known in a statement on Monday in Kaduna, NAN reports.
“NLC Kaduna council has resolved to ground all activities for five days as proposed by the National Headquarters to serve as a warning strike for the sacking of over 4000 workers in the state.
“Total withdrawal of services will begin on Sunday, May 16, by 12:00a.m,” the statement said.
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Published 2 May 2021
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…demand payment of multibillion naira pension, gratuity arrears
Workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have called on the state governors to fully implement the N30,000 minimum wage approved by the Federal Government.
The workers, who spoke on Saturday at separate events held across the country to mark the International Workers’ Day, said the new minimum wage was not only their rights but also non-negotiable.
The labour union leaders noted that while some states had yet to implement the N30,000 minimum wage, a number of other governors who had implemented it failed to do so fully.
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