The Nigerian Union of Mine Workers (NUMW) has lamented over what they described as a clear abuse of expatriate quota by employers in the nation’s mining sector.
The union said foreigners have now taken over jobs, especially unskilled ones, which by law should be the exclusive preserve of Nigerians, urging the federal government to scale up efforts at halting the trend.
Deputy President of the Union, Comrade Hamza Muhammed and General Secretary of the Union, Comrade Abubakar Sulaiman stated this at the 5th National Delegate Conference of the Union in Abuja.
The union specifically urged President Muhammadu Buhari to accord more than a passing interest to happenings in the sector, saying mining has the capacity to stem Nigeria’s employment deficit.
They also urged the president to involve the union in the development of policies for the nation’s mines and steel sector.
The workers however regretted the uncooperative attitude of the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development towards the activities of the union.
They specifically accused the immediate past leadership of the ministry of not extending the necessary cooperation and support to the union, especially with regards to drafting of policies.
The union also urged the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC to stop other industrial unions from poaching her members.
“Since our jurisdictional scope as entrenched in the Trade Union Act has not been amended, despite several trade union amendment, we therefore, call the Registrar of Trade Union and the Nigeria Labour Congress to ask industrial unions that are covering workers in the quarries to sto forthwith because their action is illegal and a violation of the law”, the union asserted.
Foreigners Have Taken Over Our Jobs, Miners Cry Out
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