“It’s unconstitutional”: TUC fumes over sacking of Dangote refinery workers, calls for reinstatement
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Sunday, called for the immediate and unconditional reinstatement of workers allegedly sacked by the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery.
It would be recaled that the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery allegedly sacked it’s workers for joining the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).
According to TUC’s Secretary General, Mr Nuhu Toro, in a statement in Abuja, the refinery’s action as anti-worker and unconstitutional.
“The dismissal of workers simply for exercising their constitutional right to freedom of association is a gross violation of Section 40 of the Nigerian Constitution and Nigeria’s obligations under ILO conventions,” he said.
He said TUC stood in full solidarity with PENGASSAN and the affected workers, warning that affiliates had been placed on red alert pending further directives.
“No corporation, regardless of its size or wealth, will be allowed to trample on the dignity and rights of Nigerian workers,” he added.
He said that the congress demanded a public apology from Dangote management, along with assurances against future victimisation.
Toro called for an independent investigation involving the Ministry of Labour, ILO, and stakeholders into the refinery’s labour practices.
He said that TUC would not hesitate to mobilise for a national industrial action if its demands were ignored.
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