Update on phcn strike

After a day ultimatum, electricity workers in Nigeria finally downed tools on December 11, citing unpaid severance allowances, salaries and pensions owed 50, former employees of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria PHCN before the country privatized its power sector in Comrade Joe Ajaero, General Secretary of the NUEE says: "Following the agreement reached between NUEE and representatives of government this morning, on all the issues in contention, the Union wishes to suspend the industrial action it embarked upon to press home these demands.

Consequently, members are urged to return to their duty posts while we monitor the implementation of these agreements. We would not hesitate to resume action if the agreements are not implemented. Welcome to the Pulse Community! We will now be sending you a daily newsletter on news, entertainment and more.

Also join us across all of our other channels - we love to be connected! Authors: Jude Egbas. December 12, AM. Electricity workers, picture for illustrative purpose Pulse Ghana. Nigeria's electricity workers call off strike. The deadline expired on December And in protest, the electricity workers blocked the main entrance of the ministry of power and locked out some of its staffs. The electricity workers are protesting over non-payment of severance packages for members who were affected by the unbundling of PHCN into eleven electricity distribution companies,.

The statement reads:. They said the minister would look into everything, that is all. Some of the unresolved issues are illegal transfer of union properties to power investors and the alleged refusal by some distribution companies DisCos to remit deducted contributory pension of their members of staff to pension managers.

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