Nigeria: Govt Set to Enforce No Work, No Pay Law During Strikes

12 October 2017

Abuja — The federal government wednesday said it was prepared to enforce a provision in Trade Union Act which stipulates that workers should not be paid during the period that they embark on strike.

Briefing State House correspondents at the end of yesterday's weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) in the Presidential Villa, the Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige, said the move to implement the provision was spurred by the recent plethora of strikes embarked upon by various unions particularly in the academic and health sectors without complying with relevant laws.

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