WORLD Federation of Trade Unions,WFTU, umbrella body for 82 million workers in 120 countries including Nigeria, has declared its support for Nigerian workers against unfair labour practices and policies.

Head of Mass Media and Communication Department  of WFTU, Alexandra Libeli, who led a team from the international labour center to a three- day visit to Nigeria, spoke while addressing a delegation of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, and Federation of Informal Workers of Nigeria, FIWON, at the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, House Alausa Lagos.

According to her, “the World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945, is out to reaffirmed its position on campaign against imperialism, racism, poverty, environmental degradation and exploitation of workers under capitalism and in defense of full employment, social security, health protection, and trade union rights by Governments in the world.

We declared our support to the workers in Nigeria on measures taken to fight against anti-labour policies that would add more to the suffering workers in Nigeria and this was demonstrated during the fuel strike in January in Nigeria.”

“During the fuel strike crisis in Nigeria, WFTU on behalf of its 82 million members from 120 countries, denounces the decision of the Nigerian government to end the fuel subsidy for the people which will bring further increase in the petrol price in addition to the existing living conditions of the Nigerian people, the poverty and the high prices for the daily essentials that are already a huge burden for the popular family.”

She added that the WFTU would continue to devote much of its energy to organizing conferences, intervention, issuing statements and producing educational materials for its affiliates across the globe, saying “as part of our efforts to advance our international agenda, the WFTU develops working partnerships with national and industrial trade unions worldwide as well as with a number of international and regional trade union organizations.”