The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) of
the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has
embarked on a seven-day warning strike.
According to a statement signed by Ejor Michael, MHWUN
spokesman, the strike commenced in the early hours of Thursday.
The workers are demanding immediate payment of their
promotional arrears for 2018 and 2019.
They also demanded a review of the job-specific allowance and resumption of severance fee payment.
“The Union is
demanding for the payment of promotion arrears for 2018 and 2019 promotions
owed their members (NAFDAC Staff). More worrisome is that, 2020 promoted staff
will soon (also) join the queue. This request has lingered for too long hence
the strike action,” the statement read.
“Job Specific Allowance paid to staff of NAFDAC has not been
reviewed for the past 10 years or so. Usually, every allowance increases
correspondingly with increase in salary. But unfortunately, this has not been
so with regard to the Job Specific Allowance. The Union is, therefore,
demanding for a review of the said Job Specific Allowance in line with the
current National Minimum Rate .
“The Union frowns at the suspension of Severance Allowance
being paid to retirees despite the fact that this allowance has been approved by
NAFDAC Governing Council and is contained on the Condition of Service for
NAFDAC staff. The Union Leadership is demanding for the immediate resumption of
payment of this allowance to deserving beneficiaries.”
Other issues raised by the union include the backlog of
unpaid staff financial claims, poor work environment, lack of staff bus to ease
transportation difficulties, and discriminatory payment of COVID-19 palliative.
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