NLC reject policy wey wan stop workers from going on strike in Nigeria
Nigeria govment on Thursday afta di Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting bin tok say dem don adopt a new policy wey go control di way unions dey go on strike.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, na im announce di decision afta di FEC meeting on Thursday.
Oga Mohammed Idris explain say di NIRP go guide trade unions, employers, and govment agencies.
E go also promote beta tok-tok wey dey in line wit labour practices for Nigeria wey go also meet international standards.
"Di policy na major step forward to address di long-standing gaps for how we dey manage labour relations for Nigeria,"
But NLC say di main aim of dis newly adopted policy na to stop di workers from going on strike, especially strikes by trade unions, as pipo dey always criticise govment for dis strikes.
For statement wey di NLC President, Joe Ajaero sign, di labour union say e shock dem say out of di hundreds of workplace issues wey dey inside di National Industrial Relations Policy, di federal govment only pick out di industrial strikes sake of say na dat one dey give dem headache.
"Di unfortunate press statement don expose di mindset of di pipo wey we elect to protect di interests of di ordinary citizen, including workers.
NLC also para on how govment use strong-arm tactics to overturn popular decisions through a process of tripartism (three parties wia goment, employers through dia representative and workers agree on sometin) through di process of social dialogue. "
NLC tok say wen dem bin dey develop di National Industrial Relations Policy for Nigeria, govment bin wan put some clauses for di policy wey go make strike actions criminal.
Di statement add say di trade unions, di employers and even di representatives of govment bin reject am sake of say e no follow di 1999 Constitution and di Trade Unions Act wey give trade unions di power to withdraw dia services in line wit di law.
"Di right of a worker and trade unions to withdraw dia services dey fundamental and dem no go fit remove am.
Why govment remember dis policy
According to NLC, di policy dey since and e cover plenti labour issues for Nigeria but govment remember to pick and adopt only di part wey relate to strike.
Nigeria govment adopt am for di FEC meeting on Thursday afta di National Union of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives bin start a seven-day warning strike on Wednesday.
Nigeria govment bin announce say di nurses and midwives don suspend dia strike on Friday, but di nurses deny suspension of strike, afta FG tok am.
Di nurses begin strike afta dem give 15-days ultimatum to Nigeria govment.
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