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<p>The National Association of Scrap and Waste Dealers Employers of Nigeria has commenced a 15-day nationwide warning strike over what it described as the devaluation of its members’ businesses by Chinese and other foreign companies operating in Nigeria.</p><div class="8iEKhLhJ" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>The association announced the commencement of the strike on Thursday, saying its members were withdrawing their services to draw the attention of the Federal Government and relevant authorities to what it described as unfair practices threatening the survival of the scrap and waste recycling industry.</p>
<p>The Vice President of the association, Aminu Hassan Soja, popularly known as Sarkin Karafan Kasar Hausa, disclosed the decision while addressing journalists in Kano on Thursday.</p>
<p>Hassan said members of the association were losing between â¦2 million and â¦3 million on every truckload of scrap materials as a result of what he alleged were activities of Chinese and other foreign companies in the sector.</p><div class="AnW3TTRC" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>According to him, the situation had significantly affected the prices of scrap materials and was making it increasingly difficult for Nigerian-owned businesses to remain viable.</p>
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<p>The association’s vice president further alleged that some foreign operators were involved in practices that were affecting the quality of construction materials produced from recycled metals.</p>
<p>Hassan specifically alleged that 12-millimetre iron rods were being presented or processed as 10-millimetre rods, a development he linked to concerns over the quality of building materials and the reported collapse of buildings in different parts of the country.</p>
<p>He said the alleged practices were taking place despite existing laws and regulations governing the production and marketing of construction materials in Nigeria.</p>
<p>The association’s leader expressed concern that foreign companies were allegedly operating as though there were no effective laws regulating their activities in the country.</p>
<p>Hassan said the decision to embark on the 15-day strike followed efforts by the association to draw the attention of relevant authorities to the challenges facing its members.</p>
<p>He said the association had written to relevant government agencies as well as security agencies to formally notify them of the warning strike and its implications.</p>
<p>According to him, the association has a membership of more than two million people across the country, stressing that its members had complied with the directive to withdraw their services.</p>
<p>Hassan described the association as one of the largest employers of labour in the country outside the agricultural sector, saying the activities of its members contribute significantly to employment and the recycling economy.</p>
<p>He said the strike was therefore intended to compel the authorities to address the concerns raised by the association and protect local operators in the scrap and waste business.</p>
<p>Soja says the association&#8217;s leadership had information that some individuals could attempt to act as saboteurs from within the association.</p>
<p>Hassan urged members to remain united and adhere to the directive throughout the 15-day warning strike, while calling on government agencies to intervene in the issues raised by the association.</p>
<p>He said the association remained open to dialogue with the Federal Government and other stakeholders, but insisted that the concerns of its members must be addressed to prevent further losses and protect businesses operating in the sector.</p>
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