The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG has instructed its members to adhere to the indefinite nationwide strike mandated by Organized Labour.
The
strike is slated to commence on Monday.
NUPENG
General Secretary, Mr Afolabi Olawale, in a statement on Saturday, said the
union was committed to ensuring total compliance with the directive.
Recall
that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, declared
an indefinite nationwide strike to begin on Monday.
The
strike is to express Nigerian workers’ anger at the refusal of the Federal
Government to adopt the proposed new minimum wage.
Afolabi
said the union was concerned and disturbed with the insensitive attitude of the
Federal Government “to the very critical issue of negotiating a new minimum
wage for Nigerian workers”.
“This
is in view of the various socio- economic policies of this administration that
have impoverished the working people of this country.
“Leaders
of our great union at all levels, from the units, zones and branches, should
immediately put all processes in place to ensure total compliance with this
directive,” he added.
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