November 03, (THEWILL) – Organised labour, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has threatened a nationwide industrial action from Wednesday, November 8, to protest the assault on Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
The Unions in a joint briefing with journalists in Abuja, on Friday, gave implementation of a six-point demand to the federal government to avert the looming strike
Speaking on behalf of the NLC, its Deputy president, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, said Labour would no longer guarantee industrial harmony in the country from November 8, if its demands are not implemented.
THEWILL reports that the six-point demand includes 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 TUC, 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 alleged 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, November 7, to decide on an appropriate response to the demands.
