Scores of angry workers of La Casera Company Plc staged a protest, on Monday, in Lagos after about 700 workers received their sack letters, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported.

The workers said they are protesting because the company’s management responded to their efforts at unionism by firing all of them.
The company, however, described the protest as an invasion of its premises by ‘hoodlums.’

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Aggrieved workers

NAN reported that the crisis began after the workers arrived at the company premises in Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate, Mile 2, Lagos, and found the gate locked against them and a notice of disengagement pasted at the entrance.

The notice, dated September 14 and addressed to all members of staff, stated that “as a result of the unwarranted breaking-in and invasion of our business premises on September 11, we cannot guarantee the well-being of our employees from hired hoodlums and their collaborators.

“As a result of this unprovoked act of vandalism, we are unable to continue operations under this circumstance. Unfortunately, we regret to inform all our staff of their immediate disengagement.”

The workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE), condemned the act, noting that some of them had worked for between five and 15 years.

Mr Mike Olarenwaju, Head of Education Department in NUFBTE, who spoke for the workers, said that for 12 years, the company denied workers the right to be unionised.

Olarenwaju said that when an in-house union was about to be inaugurated, the management of the company sacked the chairman, which made the NUFBTE officials to visit the company on Friday, September 11 to address the workers.

“We were surprised today that the company locked the gate and sacked the workers. Meanwhile, the case between the workers and the company over unionisation is currently at the National Industrial Court,” he said.

Olanrewaju urged the government to intervene in issues of unfair labour practices being perpetrated by foreign companies.
He said that until the workers were re-absorbed, the union would continue to picket the company.

Mr Idowu Adelakun, the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), told NAN that the act of calling labour officials hoodlums was wrong and vowed that labour would not allow the company to function until the matter was resolved.

Lacasera is a beverage company owned by Indians which started operations in Nigeria in 2000.

When contacted, the Human Resources Manager of the company, identified as Chief Otemewo, told NAN on phone that he was not aware of the crisis and promised to call back when he obtained details of the sack. (NAN)

Chanchit:
Well, I stopped buying it since they said its now been used to wash car engine and also rusted iron. I wish them good luck if they decide not to return to business.

whirlwind7:


Did you know that farmers in India now use coca cola as pesticides?
Shows you the sort of poison humans have been consuming.

whirlwind7:


Did you know that farmers in India now use coca cola as pesticides?
Shows you the sort of poison humans have been consuming.

vladimiros:
We need a better labour system in Nigeria

from employer to employee, this people were sacked because all they did was protest wrongly.

pazienza:


I thought you were lying, but a little search on the net, and this is what I found out.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/02/india.johnvidal

However the mechanism of action of coca cola as a pesticide differ from those of normal pesticides.
They said that the sweetness of coke when spread on farmlands attracts ants, which in turn feeds on the larvae of the pests.

And also, the Indian branch of coca cola appear to be using pesticides polluted underground waters of India in the production of their Coca cola products. I guess those two factors combined to give the pesticide effect.

kliq:
For real

freez2ryme:

People can be so lame

because u heard not dat u saw,

Why don't u experiment it then

Lacaseera is N100 and dre re plenty of rusted iron everywhere


U must be a Masturbator ( Yoruba) superstition is everytyn 4 u people


I heard oduduwa felled from d sky

Mtcheeew.

freez2ryme:

People can be so lame

because u heard not dat u saw,

Why don't u experiment it then

Lacaseera is N100 and dre re plenty of rusted iron everywhere


U must be a Masturbator ( Yoruba) superstition is everytyn 4 u people


I heard oduduwa felled from d sky


Mtcheeew.

freez2ryme:

People can be so lame

because u heard not dat u saw,

Why don't u experiment it then

Lacaseera is N100 and dre re plenty of rusted iron everywhere


U must be a Masturbator ( Yoruba) superstition is everytyn 4 u people


I heard oduduwa felled from d sky


Mtcheeew.

cr7lomo:


Its a fact , I have seen a vulcanizer use la casera to screw open hard bolt of a forgotten parked truck .... Na that day I fear that drink , I provided grease but he said grease wunt be as effective as la casera ..... I stopped buying that drink for my nephews