Labour describe the act as an abuse of law by the states
government to threating sack of workers who embark on strike saying whosoever
rightly protested the criminal 50
percent wage cut would be replaced with fresh graduates.
Speaking recently the NLC the chairman of industrial global
union, sub-saharan Africa, Issa Aremu, said there is need to respect Nigeria labour
law, stop wage cut and arbitrary redeployment of workers to farms as a way of
avoiding full pay.
“Labour matters are on the exclusive federal list of 1999
constitution. It is therefore illegal and unconstitutional for these governors
as employers of labour to violate the terms of contract of their workers with
respect to pay and work schedule, he explained.
He said Nasarawa state, Governor Tanko Al-Makura had cut
workers pay by 50 percent and also threatened to sack striking workers who rightly protest his criminal 50
percent wage cut and replace them with fresh graduates.
He said back to land for agriculture which was never be part of imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, campaign promises,
has now been announced as the reduction of normal working days from five to
three days a week, as well as slash worker monthly salaries .
He said no law under 1999 constitution which the governors
took the oath of office explicitly guarantees the sanctity of public service at
both federal and state levels with respect to adequate security of tenure,
hours of work, health and safety, adequate remunerations and pensions. Section 209
of the constitution guarantees decent work of the civil servants in the public
service of a state and do not subject it to the whims of executive governors.
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