Workers of ShopRite Malls in Nigeria have protested the way their former employer ‘sold’ them with the company, without giving them consideration.
Their protest paralysed activities at their malls across the country, as they were seen sitting at the entrance of the complex.
In Akure, Ondo State capital, the workers, who displayed placards with various inscriptions, claimed that the owners of the company sold them to Nigerian investors, without following due process.
In Abuja, the aggrieved workers, in their uniforms, sat in front of the malls with their placards pasted on the glass windows and doors.
Some of the inscriptions read, “We are not hungry civilians, we are not stupid, pay off is our right”, “We say no to modern day slavery, ShopRite, pay us off”, “We say no to human trafficking, ShopRite, pay us off” and “We are not roadside beggars, we are not slaves, we are not liabilities, we are not stupid”.
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On Friday, workers of the Shoprite Malls in Nigeria embarked on a nationwide protest, leaving all the outlets across the country under lock and key.
The workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees (NUSDE), vowed that the company would remain shut until management acceded to their demands.
The action was in line with their dissatisfaction with the way their former employer ‘sold’ them with the company, without giving them consideration.
According to the Chairman, NUSDE, Shoprite branch, Mr Williams Peter, the indefinite strike was attributed to the alleged refusal of the management to meet up with the demands of the union.