• Accuses FG of non-compliance to terms of capital projects
The National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW) has vowed to down tools without further notice as the 14-day ultimatum given to Chinese construction firms over what it termed unfair labour practices in Nigeria, particularly the casualisation of workers in all its sites and offices has expired
NUCECFWW’s National President, comrade Amechi Asugwuni, who at a world Press conference organized by the Union on Tuesday in Lagos, accused the Federal Government of failing to enforce strict compliance with the terms of contract for capital projects as well as failure to prevail on the Chinese companies to adhere to the expatriate quota policy. It called on workers in the industry to be red alert for actions for the next directives from the leadership of the Union
He said: “We are more concerned that the Federal Government has not done enough in checking the abuse of expatriate quota Daewoo Nigeria Limited , Alcon Nigeria and other Chinese construction companies, despite several regulations that could be leveraged to curb the phenomena, such as; the regulation that stipulates that before any organisation can import workers, such position must be advertised for Nigerians; foreigners can only be engaged if there are no Nigerians to take up the appointment.”
“One of the ills of unfair labour practice in the construction industry which is of great concern to us is casualisation, which has denied our members the right to permanent staff; to freedom of association and the Government is not putting to place the right policies and programmes that will promote good working environment for workers in the country,” he said.
