Two workers unions in the Construction Industry in Nigeria, have started a three-day warning strike from Monday, January 29, 2024, in protest over unpaid wage award.
The two unions are the National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers and the Construction and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association.
Both unions have been at daggers drawn with their employers over alleged failure to negotiate the N35, 000 wage award to cushion the hardship brought about by the removal of fuel subsidy.
The construction workers accuse their employers under auspices of the Federation of Construction Industry, FOCI, of deliberately frustrating negotiations on the subject matter, even after the involvement of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.
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The unions say they had initiated talks on a likely wage increase even before the new administration of President Bola Tinubu removed subsidy on petrol on May 29, 2023.
They call on the Construction and Civil Engineering Employers Association of Nigeria to respect the sanctity and spirit of the wage award agreement between the government and Organised Labour.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
