Nigerian embassy staff in Washington begin strike over 5-month unpaid salaries
The protesting workers have reportedly threatened to report the Nigerian government to the US Labour Department.
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According to a US-based online news medium, Per Second News, the workers, who are between 50 and 100, commenced strike on Tuesday, May 2.
It was learnt that the workers are owed five-month salary arrears, and that their working conditions are unfavourable.
The report also said that the Nigerian flag in front of the building was tattered.
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"We are being owed for the past five months," one of the aggrieved workers was quoted as saying.
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