The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC,
and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart have given a November
8, strike notice to the Federal Government over Wednesday’s attacks, abduction
and battering of NLC President, Joe Ajaero, among others.
Leaders of the NLC and TUC at a
briefing Friday, gave the Federal Government a six-point demand, including the
immediate removal of the Commissioner of Police, Imo State and Area Commander,
among other officials, for their alleged complicity in the brutalisation and
humiliation of Comrade Ajaero and other workers.
Recall that suspected agents of
the state and security operatives had descended on Ajaero alongside other
Labour leaders, smashing their vehicles, inflicting injuries on them and
dispossessing handsets, money, and ATM cards among other valuables from the
Labour leaders and others who had gathered at the NLC State secretariat to
begin a scheduled protest over pending labour issues.
The NLC President, other national
leaders of NLC and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart were
at the state Secretariat in Owerri to protest among other grievances, the
backlog of unpaid salaries and allowances, pensions, gratuities, and
non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage Act.
The attack, brutalisation and
battering of Ajaero have elicited outrage and condemnation across the country.
Leaders of NLC and TUC are billed
to meet on Tuesday next week to decide on an appropriate response to the
attack.
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