PHCN: Labour compiles lists of sacked workers without severance pay

Organized Labour in the nation's power sector will soon publish names of workers of the defunct Power Holding
Company of Nigeria, PHCN, sacked without being paid
their severance benefits by the Federal Government.

Reliable sources told Vanguard, yesterday, that at the
expiration of November 15 deadline promised by the Federal
Government to pay all workers of the defunct PHCN their
severance benefits, labour under the aegis National Union of
Electricity Employees, NUEE, commenced the compilation of
affected workers in Lagos, on Monday.

A labour leader who spoke on condition of anonymity,
confirmed Vanguard's report that at least 7,000 ex-workers
have not been paid a dime.

According to him: "Preliminary data gathered across the
country, points to not less than 7,000 workers that have not
been paid a dime. In the same vein, about 30,000 were partly
paid their severance benefits."

Confirming the development, General Secretary of NUEE,
Mr. Joe Ajaero said though the ultimatum issued to
government over the matter including sack of union leaders
expired last Friday, the union was giving the government the
benefit of doubt as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of
Power was said to be out of the country and expected back
before the end of the week.

Via: Vanguard