NLC President arrested in Imo

The President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero has been arrested by men believed to be men of a security arm.

The incident took place in a protest in Imo State.

Meanwhile, the whereabouts of the NLC President is unknown as heavily armed security personnel took him away.

The  President has scheduled a protest against the Ill treatment of workers in the State.

Ajaero had said:

“NLC was deeply concerned about the persistent and egregious violations of the rights and privileges of workers in Imo State by the State Government.”

“Despite our repeated efforts to engage in constructive dialogue and reach amicable agreements, the Imo State Government has become a habitual and serial breaker of these agreements, continuing to trample on the rights of workers in the state.

“As a result, we are left with no choice but to embark on mass protests and industrial actions beginning on the 1st day of November, 2023.

“This is to demonstrate our outrage and stop the continuing violation of the rights and privileges of workers in the state,”

The NLC president revealed that the resolution was a result of the Government’s refusal to implement previous agreements with the congress.

He said the State Government had constantly violated the agreement from January 9th, 2021, between the Government and Organised Labour.

“On outstanding salary arrears, shockingly, some workers have been subjected to a staggering 20 months of unpaid salaries under the unfounded label of ‘ghost workers’.

“Unjust declaration of workers as ghost workers,. Approximately 11,000 hardworking individuals have been unjustly branded as ghost workers, their salaries diverted even while they diligently carried out their duties,” he said.