Campaign for Democratic and Workers' Rights in Nigeria

ERC CONDEMNS THE FEES HIKE IN AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY EKPOMA
CALLS FOR THE IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION NOW!

15 February 2010

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) condemns the outrageous hike in fees at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, by the Adams Oshiomhole led Edo state government and the management of the institution, and demands its immediate cancellation.

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CDWR Calls for Significant Reduction in Prices of Petroleum Products

29 January 2009

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) considers the removal of N5 from the pump price of petrol, which hitherto was N70, as insulting tokenism. The poor working masses of Nigeria, whose appalling living conditions, caused by anti-poor neo-liberal programmes, have been worsened by the global economic meltdown, deserve much more than this marginal reduction.

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Press Statement: Osun Election Tribunal Scandal: Release the Detained 24 activists in Osun State Now!

12 July 2008

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Osun State Chapter hereby condemns in absolute terms the arrest of twenty four (24) activists in the state capital, Osogbo on Friday July 11 by armed men of the Nigerian Police for expressing their constitutional right of expression. This current wave of arrests again show the banality of the so-called rule of law of the Yar’Adua/PDP government and again clearly corroborate our earlier assertion that the Oyinlola government in Osun State is nothing short of fascism.

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ERC Press-Statement: Pay Teachers Adequate Wages Now!

28 June 2008

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) hereby condemns in strong terms the failure of the Yar’Adua and state governments to hearken to the demands of Nigerian teachers who are requesting for improved remuneration as contained in the Teachers Salary Scale. Also, we declare our total support of the teachers for improved living conditions. We enjoin the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) to lead the struggle to a logical conclusion that will ensure improved and adequate living wage for teachers.

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EDUCATION RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (ERC): EDUCATION UNDERFUNDING AND INCREMENT OF FEES
NIGERIAN STUDENT SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

24 June 2008

ERC statement issued at a press conference, attended by 16 media organisations, held on June 17 2008 at Conference Room, Civil Liberties Organization (CLO), Soji Adepegba Close, off Allen Avenue, Lagos State.

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Stop Mass Demolition in Ajegunle

12 June 2008

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns the recent spate of demolition exercise embarked upon by the Fashola state government in its ostensible quest to make Lagos a ‘mega-city’. The CDWR welcomes infrastructure development, but warns that unless it is done with a ‘human face’; it is bound to cause further hardship for the mass of already impoverished Nigerians, instead of bringing comfort.

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ERC COMMISERATES WITH THE VICTIM OF IJEGUN PIPELINE DISASTER, CALLS FOR COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL PLANNING

19 May 2008

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) commiserates with the family of the students/pupils and residents that lost their lives at the Ijegun pipeline explosion. Our hearts also go to other victims and residents of Ijegun who lost relatives and properties and suffered bodily injuries as a result of the explosion. The ERC is wishing them quick recovery.

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DE-UNIONISATION OF THE FINANCIAL SECTOR WORKERS UNDER THE GUISE OF REFORMS

19 May 2008

When Prof. Charles Soludo rammed down the pill of N25billion recapitalization on the throats of Nigerian banking sector operators in 2005, most stakeholders believed that the industry would soon become the engine room and driving force of the nation’s seemingly forlorn search for industrial take-off, but this hope was to become a huge mirage.

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TOWARDS A LIVING PENSION: CDWR HOLDS WORKSHOP ON PENSION

14 April 2008

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) held a workshop on issues around pensions in Nigeria at the Textile Labour House Lagos on Wednesday, April 09, 2008.

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OAU: Freedom to two student activists

4 March 2008

Letter published in the Guardian, Lagos, March 4, 2008

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Government Should Meet the Demands of Judicial Workers

18 February 2008

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers CDWR) calls on the government to meet the demands the Judicial Staff Union (JUSUN) that had just suspended its industrial action.

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CDWR fully Supports Plateau State Workers Strike Over Salary Increment

22 January 2008

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) fully supports the resolve of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Plateau State Council, to embark on an industrial strike to press home their demand as regards the implementation of the 15 per cent consolidated salary increase.

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PENSIONERS MUST BE ABLE TO LIVE

22 January 2008

January 15, 2008, saw the Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) hold a press conference, at the International Press Centre (IPC) Ogba, Lagos, on the plight of pensioners.

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PRESS STATEMENT: Student leaders framed on charges of conspiracy to murder

18 October 2007

World-wide embassy protests on Tuesday 23 October
Release Saburi Akande Akinola, Taiwo Hassan Soweto and Olatunde Dairo now!

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OAU Ile-Ife Crisis: Release Taiwo Hassan and Tunde Dairo Now! Also Akinola Saburi!!

11 October 2007

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) strongly condemns the arrest of Olatunde Dairo, Public Relations Officer of Students Union, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife and Taiwo Hassan Soweto, Coordinator, ERC, also a student of the institution, and demands their immediate and unconditional release. Both student leaders are also members of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM)

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Education Rights Campaign Press Statement: WE REJECT PROPOSED FEE INCREASE

5 October 2007

We Say No to N150, 000 � N350, 000 UNIOSUN Fees and N25, 000 Fee Increment in Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST PROBE INTO TASUED CRISES NOW OR!

5 October 2007

The declining state of Nigeria education system has continued to claim victims

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No to Mass Sack of Oyo State Workers

25 September 2007

Labour Must Declare a Nation-wide Mass Solidarity Action

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HANDS OFF OAU STUDENTS UNION NOW!

10 September 2007

Labour and Mass Organisations Should Condemn Attack on Democratic Rights of Students

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ETTEH SCANDAL: One of the Reasons Education Will Remain in Shambles

4 September 2007

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) feels strongly that education will continue to be in shambles as long as there are corruption, waste, profligacy, which take root from the anti-poor neo-liberal policies of the government. A situation where there are cuts in social spending like education, health care, etc makes huge but loose money only available for looting and corrupt enrichment.

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CDWR CONDEMNS PLANNED PRIVATISATION OF NATIONAL THEATRE

3 September 2007

Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) strongly condemns the planned privatization of the National Theatre by the federal government.

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NO TO RETURN OF SCHOOLS IN OYO STATE

1 September 2007

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) calls on the Oyo State government not to succumb to the pressure to return public schools to the missionaries and the so-called original private owners. Rather, the government should commit adequate funds to education at all levels with the primary aim of providing all necessary facilities that will guarantee quality study, improved welfare and working conditions for teachers as well as other education workers.

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ATTENTION: Lagos State Government Stop Wild Goose Chase

11 August 2007

If rumours making the rounds are anything to go by, then the Lagos State government must pay rapt attention to this piece of writing.

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Public Schools in Lagos

19 July 2007

Letter published in the Guardian, Lagos

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REIGN OF TERROR IN OSUN STATE

9 May 2007

DROP POLITICALLY MOTIVATED TRUMP-UP CHARGES!
FREE POLITICAL DETAINEES!!
Statment made at a Press Conference organised by the Campaign for Democratic and Workers� Rights (CDWR) on May 9, 2007 at International Press Centre (IPC), Ogba, Lagos.

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NO TO VINDICTIVE PANEL IN OSUN STATE

7 May 2007

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) condemns the setting up of an administrative panel of inquiry by the Osun State government ostensibly to probe the violent protests that trailed the controversial April 14 elections in the state.

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Lagos State Pay Rise for Workers: CDWR calls for Immediate Implementation
For Living Wage for workers in all states and federal government

9 March 2007

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers� Rights (CDWR) welcomes the recent salary increase announced by the Lagos State Government as it has been long overdue, though it does not match up with the rate of inflation and rising cost of living since the last increase in 2000. However if this announcement is not a mere pre-election political gimmick we demand its immediate and full implementation without any single retrenchment.

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Chinese firms� �dehumanising� treatment of Nigerian workers

25 February 2007

Rampant �union-busting�, arbitrary pay cuts, no written job contracts, and no maternity pay � these are the conditions at Chinese-owned companies not just in China but also in Africa.

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ANOTHER DOCTORS� STRIKE LOOMING

25 February 2007

The nation may be about to experience yet another convulsion in its health services as medical doctors all over the country brace for a likely return to the trenches. The Nigerian Medical Association, in a press statement of 27 January 2007, totally rejected the new Consolidated Tertiary Institutions� Salary Structure (CONTISS) as contained in the circular released by the Federal Government on the 18 January 2007. After constituting a panel to further advice the Association, the NMA met the weekend of 9 to 11 February for deliberation on the next line of action.

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Private Management of Unity Schools � Not the Solution:
Adequately Public Funding is Needed

13 November 2006

The recent twist from the Education Minister, which suggests that the Unity Schools will only have a joint management team comprising of private and public representatives and not outright privatisation, is absurd. We must remind the minister that, when the Unity Schools were still working, were they managed by any private individuals? If no, what then went wrong with unity schools?

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CDWR Says No To Sack of 1,089 Workers by Science Ministry

1 November 2006

In an era when national development is being measured by the level of development of science and technology, instead of doing everything necessary to develop its scientific base, the Obasanjo government is busy sacking workers from the Ministry of Science and Technology. This is a sorry development, especially because Nigeria is fabulously blessed with abundant human and natural resources, and remains a potential pool of the best of what humanity is blessed with if concerted effort is made to develop these huge resources.

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ADC Plane Crash: Too Many Air Mishaps!

31 October 2006

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers� Rights (CDWR) recognizes that the Aviation Development Company (ADC) plane that crashed on Sunday, October 29, 2006 has further heightened the fears of Nigerians as regards air safety. It has also confirmed the prostrate state of the aviation industry in Nigeria

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CDWR Supports Ondo State Health Workers� Strike

12 October 2006

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights {CDWR} commends the determination and resolve of the striking medical workers of Ondo State to hang on till a positive response to their legitimate demands for improved working and living conditions is gotten.

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Against the illegal ban on Okada Operations in Lagos State

Joint Press Conference, CDWR and Democratic Commercial Motorcyclists Association of Nigeria (DECOMAN)
11 October 2006

Commercial motorcycling began in Nigeria around 1994 as a result of the mass unemployment brought about by the planlessness of the successive governments in Nigeria.

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Mass sack of 500,000 workers

Labour Should Mobilise for Popular Movement to End All Anti-Poor, Anti-Worker Reform

11 October 2006

About 500,000 workers have been penciled down for retrenchment if plans to that effect by the Obasanjo-led government succeed. Undoubtedly, this will go down in history as a testimony to its anti-poor pro-rich �reform� programmes.

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NLC Pickets Nigerchin at last!

27 August 2006

The long awaited Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led picketing of Nigerchin Electrical Development Company was finally flagged-off on August 15, 2006. Adams Oshiomhole, the President of NLC, led the picketing. CDWR intervened with placards and leaflets.

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We Say Capital No to Pay Rise for Political Office Holders

17 August 2006

The Campaign for Democratic Workers Right (CDWR) totally condemns the recent Federal Government�s proposal on pay rise for political office holders.

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Proposed Mass Sack of Workers

Labour Leadership Should Unequivocally Support the Struggle

23 July 2006

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers� Rights (CDWR) strongly frowns at the half-hearted approach of the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to the issue of the proposed retrenchment of 33, 000 workers by the Federal Government.

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Education in Shambles

Arrest the Decay: A Clarion Call on Students, Workers and Youths for a "Rescue Mission"!

Leaflet of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC)
22 July 2006

Education is in shambles! Yes, this is no news. But we must not worship this accomplished fact. What is imperative is to arrest the decay. This is the clarion call on students, youths, workers and pro-masses individuals and organisations to save public education from total collapse.

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CDWR on the proposed sacking of public workers

CDWR condemns Retrenchment of 33,000 Workers by the Federal Government and demands an end to government�s anti-poor policies

12 July 2006

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers� Rights (CDWR) condemns in totality the proposed mass retrenchment of 33, 000 workers in the Federal Government civil service and demands an end to the World Bank/IMF inspired anti-poor, pro-rich neo-liberal agenda.

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No to tuition fees in our universities

Government should meet demands of university teachers

Statement of Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Bosah Chinedu
06 July 2006

The Education Right Campaign (ERC), affiliated to the Campaign for Democratic and Workers' Rights in Nigeria, is stoutly opposed to the planned introduction of tuition fees in Federal Universities as being proposed by the government through the National Universities Commission (NUC).

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Suspension of Varsity Teachers Strike

Another Opportunity for Government to meet trade union demands

05 July 2006

The Campaign for Democratic Workers' Rights (CDWR) calls on the government to utilise the opportunity offered by the suspension of the university teachers� warning strike to take measures to meet the their legitimate demands which have become recurring in the past few years and accounted for the frequent closure of universities.

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CDWR condemns privatisation of Nigeria Telecommunication

Stop the rip off, stop anti-poor policy

05 July 2006

The privatisation of the Nigeria Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) by the Federal Government is criminal to say the least. The Campaign for Democratic and Workers� Rights (CDWR) sees this as an act of insensitivity by the Federal Government to the interests of the poor masses.

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CDWR fully supports Nigerchin workers' strike

30 June 2006

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights' (CDWR) fully supports the ongoing strike by workers of Nigerchin Electrical Development Company Limited, Ikeja; which commenced on June 15, 2006 and has forced the Nigerchin management to operate skeletal services.

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Another legal victory against tyranny at the University of Ilorin

Education Rights Campaign
Press statement

27 June 2006

Less than one year after the Federal High Court, Ilorin entered judgement in favour of the 49 lecturers sacked by the recalcitrant University of Ilorin Authorities in May 2001, the same Court on Wednesday, 21st June, 2006 ordered the authorities of the same University to release, without further delay, the withheld final statement of results of two former student activists of the institution namely, Lanre Akinola and Rasheedat Adesina.

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CDWR Intervention at the NLC led Industrial Picketing

13 June 2006

The much awaited picketing of PARCO Enterprises and two of other workplaces notorious for anti-worker practices was eventually held, though only partially, on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 after several postponements by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Anti-Casualisation Team.

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CDWR Calls Support for the Striking Telecommunication Workers

12 June 2006

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers� Rights (CDWR) strongly condemn the anti-workers stance of the Obasanjo-led government that led to the on-going industrial action embarked upon by the public telecommunications (NITEL) workers who are organised under two trade unions viz. SSAUSCGOC and NUPTE.

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Book launch report: "Casualisation: Modern Day Slavery in Disguise"

1 March 2006

Despite a relatively low attendance February’s official launch of the CDWR’s pamphlet Casualisation: Modern Day Slavery in Disguise was largely a huge success.

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The impending police strike

Press release
15 February 2006

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) fully gives its solidarity and support to the impending strike of junior ands senior police officers, called under the aegis of National Union of Police (NUP), slated for February 20, 2006 or later in near future.

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