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Nigerian Unions Go on Strike for a Living Wage

HeadlineJun 04, 2024

In Nigeria, union leaders have launched another strike demanding salary increases for workers amid the skyrocketing cost of living. The strike forced major airports and Nigeria’s electricity grid to shut down Monday. Workers across Abuja and Lagos walked off the job, while others blocked the entrances to offices. This is a leader with Nigeria’s air transport union, Emmanuel Jaja.

Emmanuel Jaja: “Now we are inflicting hardship on Nigerians, which is not a normal thing. So, if it is a government that is thinking about their citizens, I think they should rethink, and we’ll go back to the table.”

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