NLC Condemns the sack of 175 Chevron workers
The Nigeria Labor Congress has condemned the sack of 175 Chevron workers across the different operations stations in Nigeria.
The condemnation was contained in a statement signed by the NLC President Comrade Ayuba Waba in Abuja.
Comrade Waba said the disheartening issue about the worker’s Sack at Chevron was that it was perpetrated through a Whatsapp message transmitted by service contractors engaged by Chevron Nigeria Limited.
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The statement said the contractors that used to perpetrate the heinous crime of sacking workers through the disgusting means are YKISH Integrated services, EURO FLOW Services, and DELOG Services.
Comrade Waba said there is no valid Justification for the sack of the workers in Chevron except for exercising their rights of joining trade unions of their choice in line with the provisions of section 40 of the Nigerian constitution.
Comrade Waba added that the illegal termination of the Chevron workers was an attempt by the company to evade negotiation for a number of Anti –Workers policy perpetrated by the company.
The Labor body also harped on the company’s(Chevron) inability to refund workers whose appointments were terminated and the excess deductions made.
According to the NLC President that its horrific for Chevron a global brand will descend into the unfair and barbaric treatment of its workers.
Ayuba Waba further called on the Chevron to recall Nigerians sacked from its workers and render an unqualified apology for the inhuman treatment meted on the workers’ especially the manner their sack was conveyed through Whatsapp messages and immediately set in motion mechanisms for negotiation.
