The federal authorities has appealed to the Petroleum and Pure Gasoline Senior Workers Affiliation of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to droop its deliberate nationwide strike over its dispute with the Dangote Refinery.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, made the attraction in a press release on Sunday in Abuja.
PENGASSAN had earlier directed its members nationwide to withdraw their providers in protest in opposition to the alleged sack of Nigerian staff on the Dangote Refinery from midnight on 28 September.
The union additionally accused the administration of the refinery of anti-labour practices and discrimination in opposition to native workers, prompting the federal authorities’s intervention.
Mr Dingyadi mentioned the ministry had already initiated strikes to reconcile the events to forestall the disaster from escalating.
“The Ministry of Labour and Employment, by way of the Director of Commerce Union Companies and Industrial Relations, has prolonged invites to the management of PENGASSAN and the administration of Dangote Refinery to attend a conciliation assembly in my workplace on Monday.
“I attraction to each events to be conscious of the significance of the petroleum sector to the nation, being the core of her economic system.
“A strike won’t solely result in heavy income losses but additionally trigger hardship for Nigerians. Its influence on financial stability and nationwide safety can’t be underestimated,” he added.
The minister urged the union to withdraw its strike declaration to permit the federal authorities to mediate in a peaceable ambiance.
TUC calls for reinstatement of sacked Dangote Employees
Additionally, the Commerce Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has demanded the speedy and unconditional reinstatement of staff allegedly sacked by the administration of Dangote refinery.
The employees have been allegedly sacked for becoming a member of the Petroleum and Pure Gasoline Senior Workers Affiliation of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), though Dangote refinery accused them of sabotage.
Mr Nuhu Toro, TUC’s secretary basic, made the decision in a press release on Sunday in Abuja.
Mr Toro described the refinery’s motion as anti-worker and unconstitutional.
“The dismissal of staff merely for exercising their constitutional proper to freedom of affiliation is a gross violation of Part 40 of the Nigerian Structure and Nigeria’s obligations beneath ILO conventions,” he mentioned.
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He mentioned TUC stood in full solidarity with PENGASSAN and the affected staff, warning that associates had been positioned on purple alert pending additional directives.
“No company, no matter its dimension or wealth, can be allowed to trample on the dignity and rights of Nigerian staff,” he added.
He mentioned that the congress demanded a public apology from the administration of Dangote refinery, together with assurances in opposition to future victimisation.
Mr Toro referred to as for an impartial investigation involving the Ministry of Labour, ILO, and stakeholders into the refinery’s labour practices.
He mentioned that TUC wouldn’t hesitate to mobilise for a nationwide industrial motion if its calls for have been ignored.
(NAN)
