Nigeria
Labour Congress (NLC) Zamfara state chapter, has given the government 21-day
ultimatum to meet workers demands or face “total strike action.”
The state chairman
of the NLC, Malam Bashir Mafara, made the announcement on Monday in Gusau while
addressing newsmen at the end of an emergency meeting.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was jointly organised by the state
chapters of the NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC).
Mafara
alleged that the government had in the last six years (since the inception of
the Gov. Yari-led administration), consistently failed to address workers
issues.
He also alleged
that the government had relegated workers to “second class citizens” and failed
to meet agreements it reached with labour leaders to address workers needs.
He said that the
government had also failed to implement the N18,000 minimum wage, adding that
some teachers and local government staff still receive N7,000 per month.
The chairman
pointed out that despite legislation which stipulates that pension be reviewed
every five years, some retirees in the state receive N4,000 as their monthly
pension.
He alleged that
the government had not involved labour in the disbursement of the bailout funds
it received from the federal government.
He also alleged that
the funds had been diverted by the government.
Marafa said that
though vacancies were created in the civil service as a result of deaths,
retirements and transfers among others, the government failed to carry out
recruitment during the period.
He alleged that
the government had not paid salary to the 1,400 graduates that were employed in
2014.
He warned that the
two unions would commence “total strike action’’ if the government failed to
respond their demands at the expiration of the ultimatum.
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