VOL. XLVI

No 26

30-June-2003

OPEC

Nigerian Labor Union Calls General Strike After Government Raises Fuel Prices

The umbrella labor organization Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) has called for workers to begin an indefinite strike from 30 June unless the government reverses its 23 June decision to hike petroleum product prices. An NLC statement released after an emergency meeting said the union had resolved to call an indefinite strike and lead the rest of civil society on work stoppages and mass...