 The private telecommunications and communications senior staff association of Nigeria pronounced texting as picketed the latest officer of telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria over anti-label practices. Flans by other members of the Nigeria Labor Congress, the union says the telecoms giant has resisted workers' rights to freedom of association and rights to organize. Justin Akademi tells us more in this report. The issues have been constant for quite some time now. From casualization of workers to resistance to collective bargaining and the introduction of performance implementation plan, the taxon members say they have severally resisted the temptation of embarking on any form of industrial action until today. The union executives claim that despite generating at least a third of Nigeria's national budget, MTN sees payment of defeating exit benefits as taboo. For some years now, we've had our members in MTN for about three years now running. We've been in discussions with the management of MTN and we've started the negotiation of a CBA, that's the collective bargaining agreement. But it is so surprising for us that MTN have decided to choose what they will negotiate and what they will not negotiate. We've decided again to report this at the Ministry of Labor and a verdict have been given that MTN should go back and negotiate with the union. Recently, they employed the Nigerian as their CEO. And as a union, we're very happy. As a matter of fact, we have to even write to him to congratulate him, to appreciate him and to let him know that we are ready as a stakeholder to partner with him in order for him to achieve success on the task given to him. It is so unfortunate to know that he as a Nigerian that's supposed to be a pro-Nigerian is the one antagonizing Nigerian workers. Vice-Chairman of the NLC Lagos to Kumbakurudu throws his weight behind the demands implied of Texan, condemning MTN's refusal to obey extant labor laws. Other telecommunications are also coming up on board. But MTN, maybe because they are non-Nigerians and they believe they can take Nigerian for a ride, we believe such things need to be eradicated. And an injuree to one person is injuree to her. We are only doing this to ensure that we don't unnecessarily punish Nigerians because they don't deserve punishment. Labor we can, because of MTN, shorten your nation. Meanwhile attempts to reach management of MTN for comment are futile as they did not respond as of press time. Texan says it will continue to carry out industrial actions unabatedly if the company fails to meet their demands.