The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) say the federal government should address the recent electricity tariff hike.
On Monday, the two unions announced that they had “relaxed”
their nationwide strike.
Joe Ajaero, NLC president, said the strike has been “relaxed
for one week”.
Labour had embarked on the strike after negotiations with
the federal government on a new minimum wage hit a brick wall.
The industrial action paralysed economic and government
activities across the nation for two days.
In a communiqué issued after a joint national executive
council (NEC) meeting of the unions, organised labour said the demand for the
reversal of the electricity tariff hike back to N66/kwh was part of the
discussion.
The unions said they deliberated on the demand for the
stoppage of the “apartheid classification of electricity consumers into Bands”.
“The NEC-in-session
is deeply disappointed by the government’s silence and lack of concrete action
regarding the reversal of the electricity tariff hike and the abolition of the
apartheid classification of electricity consumers into Bands,” the communiqué
reads.
“The NEC reaffirms that these issues are critical to
alleviating the financial burden on Nigerian workers and the general populace.
“The electricity tariff hike and discriminatory Band
classification remain unacceptable and must be addressed alongside the wage
increase.”
The unions commended Nigerian workers and the public for
their “unwavering support and solidarity in this critical struggle for improved
living and working conditions”.
They reiterated their commitment to pursuing all necessary
actions to protect the rights and welfare of all Nigerian people and workers.
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