NLC ISSUES 7-DAY STRIKE NOTICE ON NSITF, PENCOM, OTHERS


By Anita Okongo (Kelsthel.ng)


The Nigeria labour congress, NLC, has directed its members across the country to begin mobilisation for strike within seven days from Thursday August 14.


The NLC at the end of its central working committee meeting in Abuja said a total short down will begin next week except the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust fund, NSITF accounts for and return all alleged diverted 40% funds contributed by workers within seven working days.


The NLC, in a communique signed by its president, Joe Ajaero, said it is outrage at the ongoing assault on workers' social protection rights through the federal government's alleged diversion of 40% of workers' contributions to the national coffers as "revenue" in flagrant violation of the statutes establishing the NSITF.


It says, equally condemnable, is the new NSITF administration's false claim of ownership of the NLC National Headquarters, a property it says is owned by Nigerian workers, resort to Cyber and media-bullying of the trade unions and leadership coupled with covert moves to amend the NSITF Act in a manner that would disenfranchise workers and give government full control over the funds


Furthermore, the labour centre said the Pension Commission, PENCOM Board must be properly constituted in full compliance with the law within seven working days, and that PENCOM must submit to the NLC full status report of the funds within this same period.


The communique also ratified the dissolution of the State Administrative Council of NLC in Edo state and the setting up of a Caretaker Committee.


On the state of the nation, the labour centre, said it reviewed the deepening economic crisis marked by runaway inflation, joblessness, hunger, insecurity, and the collapse of public services, all aggravated by anti-people neoliberal policies.


The Congress warns that unless Nigeria adopts a people-centred development path anchored on public ownership of strategic sectors, living wages, industrial revival, and social protection, the majority of citizens will remain trapped in poverty while the ruling elite continues in opulence.

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