Huawei Technologies Company Limited has been sent a three-day warning strike notice by the Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) due to suspected anti-labor activities.
Huawei is a major supplier of smart products and ICT (information and communications technology) infrastructure worldwide.
In a letter to the business, the general secretary of PTECSSAN, Mr. Okonu Abdullahi, stated that the union had instructed its members to stop working on firm projects between midnight on May 2 and midnight on May 4, 2023.
According to Okonu, an indefinite strike would be called if the corporation didn’t agree to the union’s demands after the warning strike.
He claimed that since no workers would be present to handle them, the strike might result in interruptions to the telecommunications network.
“It became clear to us that your company is not labor-friendly and is not interested in peaceful and amicable resolutions of the concerns of our members. As a result, we were forced to begin this industrial action,” He said.
He further said, “For the avoidance of misunderstanding, until the following are agreed upon with the union, we will not be backing down from the warning strike”.
The following such as: “Immediate recognition of the employees’ fundamental right to unionize freely, as well as immediate recognition of the union as the representative bargaining unit for workers’ rights.”
“Immediate payment of membership dues into the union’s account as previously specified; among other things, immediate payment of some union members’ March salaries.”
He continued saying ”Please be assured of our union’s dedication to guarantee improved working conditions for her members, We look forward to your company granting our demands”.
He further listed Other demands which include the union’s participation in the process as well as the immediate regularization of the employment of union members on the Huawei projects. The Pension Act’s immediate implementation of appropriate pension deduction and remittance requirements.
The National Health Insurance Scheme, which provides coverage for employees, their spouses, and four of their dependents, needs to be approved right away.
As required by Section 9(3) of the Pension Reform Act of 2004, union members must be immediately enrolled in group life insurance.
The letter stated, in part, that negotiations for the Collective Bargaining Agreement (Conditions of Service) should start right away for the benefit of union members.
