Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is set for a serious showdown with Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Elrufai for inserting a clause on staff verification form in which they are to indicate whether or not they want to be part of a Labour union.
Union set for a showdown with El-Rufai
The Labour Union in Kaduna has called on workers to ignore Governor El-Rufai's directive that asks them to indicate their membership of NLC.
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The union has described the action of the government led by Elrufai as ‘anti-democratic’ and has called on Kaduna workers to ignore the governor’s directive.
National Chairman of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (Trade Union side), Comrade Kiri Mohammed who made the call said such a directives is discriminative and violated workers fundamental human rights.
The statement further said the Joint Council pledges total support to the committed efforts of the NLC led by Comrade Ayuba Wabba to save the workers from undemocratic and anti-workers policies of Kaduna State Government.
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“The attention of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (Trade Union side) has been drawn to anti- workers action of Kaduna State Government by issuance of special exercises on staff verification forms, issued by the Kaduna State Government, office of the Governor to fill and indicate no to union.”
“The Council discovered that after the exercise recently conducted, the State Government issued obnoxious policies compelling Civil Servants not to identify with any Trade Union of their choice. We hereby direct Kaduna State Civil Servants not to sign the form” the union said.
Comrade Kiri who is also National President of Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) as well as Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, said the policy is also a violation of convention C87 and C98 of the International LabourOrganisation (ILO) ratified by Nigeria, Trade Union (amendment) Act 2005 and section 40 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on freedom of association.
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