For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
CDWR Calls for a Struggle Against Precarious Work Practices Outsourcing and contract staffing are exploitative practices wherein employers shift their workforce onto the payrolls of third-party labour contractors and this practice has been growing like wildfire in Nigeria over the last fifteen years, affecting both the private and public sectors. Flourishing sectors such as banking, oil and gas, aviation, telecommunications,
The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns Egbin Power Plc management for resisting negotiation of Condition of Service with workers and their union. Egbin Power Plant workers and the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) have made several efforts towards negotiating a Condition of Service with the Egbin Power Plants management but sadly to no avail. By CDWR
The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) calls on trade unions, pro-masses’ organizations, and activists to support the demand for an immediate end to the continuous persecution of Comrade Abiodun Bamigboye (Abbey Trotsky) on trumped-up criminal charges by the police at the instance of the management of the SUMAL FOOD LIMITED Ibadan. Abbey Trotsky is the Oyo State Coordinator
CDWR Calls NLC, TUC JNC and Civil Society Organizations to Compel Gov. Abiodun to Address the Plights of Workers’ and Retirees By Eko John Nicholas, Coordinator, CDWR Ogun State Workers and the poor masses of Ogun state have been thrown into worsening economic hardships occasioned by the Dapo Abiodun-led APC government increasing attacks on the democratic rights of workers and
CALLS ON WORKERS AND ACTIVISTS TO UNITE IN BUILDING A DEMOCRATIC AND FIGHTING TRADE UNION MOVEMENT The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) felicitates with workers in Nigeria and globally on this year’s May Day. Workers’ Day (May Day) is historically a day of reflection of the past struggles and how the trade union movement should be strengthened to
After needless deaths on the newly rehabilitated portions of Ikangba/Agoro road(old Lagos/Benin road) the Dapo Abiodun government should provide speed breakers, lighting and road signs without delay to save lives. CDWR calls on residents to organize mass actions to compel the government to do the needful. The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Ogun State chapter, wishes to draw
Trial Commences a Week after Supreme Court’s admittance of Appeal against Disqualification of Abbey’s Counsel Next Adjourned Date: 6th June, 2025 The hearing of the case between the Police and Abbey Trotsky at the instance of Sumal Food Limited resumed today, Wednesday, 23rd April 2025, before Magistrate Court 6, Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State. The case involves four-count charges—conspiracy to commit
CDWR DEMANDS A CONDITION OF SERVICE FOR EGBIN POWER WORKERS AND AN END TO EXPLOITATIVE CONTRACT STAFFING AND OTHER ANTI-PEOPLE POLICIES AT EGBIN POWER PLC The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns Egbin Power Plc management for resisting negotiation of Condition of Service with workers and their union. Egbin Power Plant workers and the National Union of Electricity
The CDWR holds public symposium and calls on workers to organize actions to reject the bills and fight for a political alternative. By Davy Fidel On Tuesday 11 March 2025, the Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) organized a public symposium to discuss the implications of President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills currently before the National Assembly for working
The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns the response from the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) concerning the inhumane treatment and exploitation of Lagos State sweepers. Rather than addressing the grave issues raised, LAWMA’s response was a futile attempt to save face, revealing its complicity in the unjust and exploitative system it oversees in connivance with contractors
The Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) organized a symposium over the Tax Reform Bill on Tuesday March 11, 2025 to discuss and put forward a pro-labour/poor/masses tax positions. The symposium took place in Lagos and had participants from the trade unions, civil society organisations. CDWR also presented its position on the tax reform through the launch of its
At least 53 trade union and civil society activists gathered on Tuesday, March 11, at the International Press Centre (IPC), Ogba, Lagos for a public symposium organized by the Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) on the Tax Reform Bill currently before the National Assembly. The Lagos State Councils of both the NLC and TUC were represented in addition
INDEFINITE STRIKES OF LAUTECH RESIDENT DOCTORS AND WORKERS IN STATE-OWNED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS ARE DIRECT MANIFESTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO PRIORITIZE THE WORKERS’ WELL-BEING, EDUCATION, AND HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE CDWR Calls on NLC and TUC to prevail on the Makinde-led Government to Meet the Demands of Striking workers The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Oyo State
CDWR DEMANDS REINSTATEMENT OF ALL SACKED WORKERS AND MEET THE DEMANDS OF WORKERS AND UNION The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns the management of Kaduna Electric for sacking 900 workers in response to legitimate demands of workers for better working conditions. We hereby demand the immediate and unconditional reversal of this unjust sack and the reinstatement of
CDWR CALLS ON NLC TO LEAD A DETERMINED MASS RESISTANCE AGAINST ALL ANTI-POOR POLICIES The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns the recent approval of 50% tariff hike in telecommunication services by the Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC). This outrageous hike in telecoms tariff will worsen the already high cost of living and increase cost of doing business; thereby
CDWR ADVOCATES PROGRESSIVE TAXATION, MORE TAXES ON BIG BUSINESS PROFITS AND BILLIONAIRES’ LIFESTYLE AND NATIONALISATION AND DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF COMMANDING HEIGHTS OF ECONOMY The Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) strongly hold that the proposed tax reform by the Bola Tinubu government, currently before the National Assembly, is primarily designed to reduce the tax being paid by big businesses
CDWR holds that the state leadership of Labour ought to have demanded payment of arrears of the approved minimum wage from July and immediate reversal of fee hike including adequate funding of all the state-owned tertiary institutions The attention of the Oyo State branch of Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) has been drawn to several media reports over
The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) calls on trade unions, pro-masses’ organizations, and activists to support the demand for an immediate end to the continuous persecution of Comrade Abiodun Bamigboye, popularly known as Abbey Trotsky, on trumped-up criminal charges by the Nigeria police at the instance of the management of the SUMAL FOOD LIMITED Ibadan. By Yusuf Abiodun
IT IS HIGH-TIME 48-HOUR GENERAL STRIKE IS CALLED TO IMPLEMENT N70,000 MINIMUM WAGE ACROSS THE BOARD AND TO RESIST ALL ANTI-POOR POLICIES A strike action was declared and scheduled to commence on December 1, 2024, in states where the N70,000 minimum wage has not been implemented. This was in line with the resolution of the Central Working Committee (CWC) and
Magistrate commenced a criminal trial without legal representation and proof of evidence for the defendant (Abbey Trotsky) Matter adjourned till 12th December, 2024 The criminal matter based on four-count trumped–up charges of conspiracy to commit breach of public peace, unlawful assembly, assault and malicious damage levelled against Comrade Abbey Trotsky, the Oyo State coordinator of the Campaign for Democratic and