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Amnesty International on Joe Ajaero: Nigerian Government Should Respect Rights of Labour Unions

Global human rights organisations, Amnesty International on Tuesday, has called on the Federal Government to end its pattern of brazen impunity and respect the right of the labour unions to agree or disagree with the government and its policies.

The organisation was responding to invitation by the police authorities on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, for questioning over alleged terrorism financing and treasonable felony.

AI in a statement by its Director in Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, released by its Media and Communication Assistant, Michael Christian, said  

targeting of NLC and its leaders was aimed at crippling the trade unionism.

He said, “Amnesty International is deeply concerned by the Nigerian authorities’ fresh attempts to further intimidate and harass Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) through threats of arrest of its President Joe Ajaero. 

“We urge the authorities to end this pattern of brazen impunity and respect the right of the labour unions to agree or disagree with the government and its policies.

“Under international human rights law and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, freedom of association is guaranteed, and workers cannot be targeted for participating in trade union activities. The Nigerian authorities have an obligation not only to respect the rights of workers but also to protect these rights from abuse.”

Sanusi said Amnesty International had, in the last one year, observed increasing attempts by the Nigerian government to silence the NLC, through trying by hook and crook to use state institutions to discredit them. This is a new low in this government’s human rights records.

He said, “In Nov. last year, the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Mr Joe Ajaero was beaten and blindfolded by the police in connivance with thugs sponsored by the Imo state government in Owerri. No one was held to account for the assault. Recently, Nigeria Police raided the Headquarters of NLC and carted away documents and books. After the raid, the union labour leaders had to go into hiding for safety reasons. In February, the leadership of NLC cried out over threats and intimidation they faced over a legitimate strike action.

“The Nigerian government is clearly and unlawfully interfering with the functioning of an independent workers union, by targeting its leaders with baseless accusations that are gradually crippling the activities of the union. We urge the Nigerian authorities to immediately end this bizarre crackdown on leaders of the nation’s labour union. 

“The allegations against NLC and its leadership are just punitive measures aimed solely at deterring and punishing them for standing up for workers’ rights.”

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