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\u00a0Kaduna: TRADE UNION ACTIVITIES NOT UNDER POWERS OF STATE GOVERNMENT – Labour<\/div>\n
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Zainab Tanimu<\/div>\n
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Kaduna, Northwest, Nigeria<\/div>\n
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Nigeria Labour Congress has described as unconstitutional state government’s interference in labour matters.<\/div>\n
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This was stated during a press conference held in Kaduna.<\/div>\n
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Speaking to newsmen Chairman, Kaduna state Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba<\/div>\n
Magaji Suleiman said the decision of Kaduna state government to administer form to civil servants to decide whether to belong to trade union or not and a consent for continue check off due is unacceptable.<\/div>\n
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This policy violates the provisions of both international and National Labour\u00a0 Laws.<\/div>\n
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The law he said does not give\u00a0 government the powers to meddle with labour issues.<\/div>\n
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According to him, the provisions of Section 17 of the trade unions Act 2005, is explicit on the matter.<\/div>\n
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, Kaduna State Council to this end therefore observes the following.<\/div>\n
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“The Nigeria Labour Congress, Kaduna State Council wishes to bring to the notice of Kaduna State Government, esteemed members of all our affiliates, other Civil Servants and the general public the following observations;<\/div>\n
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“That, this policy is an act of interference with the internal affairs and<\/div>\n
management of Trade unions, which violates the provisions of both<\/div>\n
International and National Labour Laws, especially; International Labour<\/div>\n
Organization (ILO) convention NO.87 of 1946 on freedom of association<\/div>\n
and protection of the right to organize, and convention NO. 98 of 1949, on<\/div>\n
right to organizing and collective bargaining, the duo conventions were<\/div>\n
ratified and domesticated by Nigeria since 1963, and are in sections 17, 23,<\/div>\n
24 and 25 of the trade Union Act, of 2005<\/div>\n
Com Avib Moroii Cado<\/div>\n
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“That, Trade Union activities are under item 34, Part 1 of the second<\/div>\n
schedule of the Exclusive Legislative list, and therefore are not under the<\/div>\n
powers of State Government to streamline, thus any decision that negates the principles of collective bargaining or social dialogue is contestable in the court of Law.<\/div>\n
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“That even if the State Government is leaning on provisions of voluntarism<\/div>\n
clause as contain in the same Trade Union Act of 2005, which is an<\/div>\n
individual decision to be related to the trade union leadership, but NEVER a<\/div>\n
State Government or its agent’s affairs.<\/div>\n
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“The provisions of Section 17 of the<\/div>\n
trade unions Act 2005, is explicit and thus; The written consent of worker<\/div>\n
who is a member of the trade union is not required by the employer to<\/div>\n
deduct check-off dues, the law is that registration deemed, recognition is<\/div>\n
automatic, and deduction of check-off dues is compulsory, based on mere<\/div>\n
eligibility to be a member of the union.<\/div>\n
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“That, to cap it all section 40 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic<\/div>\n
of Nigeria as amended guaranteed freedom of association and membership<\/div>\n
of trade union for the protection of the interest of workers.<\/div>\n
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“That, a recent judgment entered by Her Ladyship Honorable Justice O.A.<\/div>\n
Obaseki-Osaghae, suite NO.NICN\/ABJ\/77\/2021, between Kaduna State Government and NUT Kaduna state wing, delivered on the 2 December, 2021, at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja Judicial Division, declared that the State Government lacks the constitutional\/statutory vires<\/div>\n
to interfere with the internal running and management of trade unions in<\/div>\n
the state.<\/div>\n
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“Based on the above considerations, we wish to categorically reject the decision of the State Government, and we call on all Civil Servants in the state to resist any<\/div>\n
attempt by the Government to deny us our constitutional rights by suffocating<\/div>\n
unions through the subversion of rule of law.<\/div>\n
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We also wish to build the confidence of all workers that we have defeated the anti-labour elements that<\/div>\n
\u00a0advocated for the administration of the same forms in 2016, we shall again do the same in 2022 and beyond, our collective resolute, freedom conscious resistance,<\/div>\n
Overwhelming members solidarity shall see us through very soon the anti-<\/div>\n
workers tendencies in our dear State<\/div>\n
In conclusion, we wish to assure our members and the general public of our<\/div>\n
untlinching support as social partners to the State Government in bringing more<\/div>\n
socio-economic development to our dear state through robust industrial<\/div>\n
relationship, and as social justice advocates, we shall not relent in our efforts to legally and logically contest any breach of our fundamental human right and in defending the interest of the working class in our beloved State.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Labour expressing displeasure said in most cases the state government takes decision on issues related to workers without any consultation..<\/div>\n
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