Nationwide Strike In Nigeria: FG Threatens Labour With Contempt Charge | Village Square Africa
Host: Blessings Mosugu
Guest: Monday Mawah, Legal Practitioner, Abuja, Nigeria
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and its affiliates, including the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have commenced a nationwide strike, defying a restraining court order prohibiting them from embarking on the industrial action.
The strike was declared by the two major labor unions, NLC and TUC, in response to the brutalization of NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in Imo State on November 1. The attack occurred during an NLC protest against the Imo State government's alleged maltreatment of workers in the state.
Despite an ex-parte application brought before the court by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, President of the Court Justice Benedict Kanyip issued a restraining order to halt the nationwide strike scheduled to commence on November 14.
In defiance of the court order, the NLC, TUC, and affiliated unions proceeded with the strike. Notably, bank and electricity workers have also joined the industrial action.
This development underscores the tensions between labor unions and the government, with the strike reflecting the unions' protest against the reported assault on their president and broader issues related to workers' welfare in Nigeria.
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Nationwide Strike In Nigeria: Federal Government Threatens Labour With Contempt Charge | Village Square Africa | 14-11-23
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