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NLC and TUC launch an indefinite strike in response to the thugs’ attack on members in Imo

May 3, 2023 | Politics | 0 comments

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Imo State have called for an indefinite strike as a result of attacks on its members on May 1, 2023, by individuals who are thought to be political thugs.

The NLC National General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, and his TUC counterpart, Nuhu Toro, jointly issued a statement on Monday in which the labour unions made the accusation that agents of the Imo State Government attacked the workers in the state.

a video clip
A video clip showing seats, canopies, and other things that were presumably delivered for the employees’ celebration was released on the NLC Headquarters in Abuja’s verified Facebook page on Tuesday.

The event was being discussed by a group of young males who were presumably union representatives.

The Imo State Workers’ Day is where this is at (Celebration). The governor’s guys arrived and destroyed all of my speakers, music equipment, and the fuse I was charging at the event. The voice heard in the background of the video is that of a disc jockey hired to provide music for the occasion. “They made away with my laptop,” the speaker says.

“This is abhorrent. This is awful. What I’m witnessing with my eyes is unbelievable. Everyone was ejected by them. spoil each and every canopy. The voice said, “Spilt the seats.

The groups converse
The state government has “grossly violated the rules of engagement among the social partners in industrial relations in the country by using thugs to violently disrupt” the worker’s day celebration in the state, the labour unions claimed, following careful consideration during their emergency joint Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting.

They said that the government’s invading thugs robbed and vandalised property and that several state employees suffered different injuries due to the attack.

Additionally, they claimed that the government “repeatedly abuses workers’ rights and privileges, committing numerous infractions in the process,” which hinders “sane and civil social dialogue in the state.”

Resolutions
The declaration from the labour unions stated that as a result, “the joint CWC agreed to remove the assurance of industrial peace in Imo State; to start on a total closure of Imo State beginning from Wednesday May 3 2023.”

They decided that all of its state-based affiliates would cease operations at midnight on Tuesday until the government restored and ensured the security of the lives and property of state employees.

The groups pledged to keep an eye on their members’ adherence to the stated industrial action and warned to “increase it countrywide if beneficial outcomes” were not seen within a certain amount of time.

“We hold Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma accountable for any additional harm caused to any worker in the state at this time or throughout the strike.

“The TUC and NLC will take all necessary measures to safeguard the lives and property of workers. As a result, we urge everyone living in Imo State to stock up on essentials because we are ready for a protracted battle,” they continued.

The governor’s spokeswoman, Oguwike Nwachukwu, did not reply to calls or a text message requesting his views.