By Amindeh Blaise Atabong in Yaounde
Four syndicates have walked out of a group of 10 who are planning to
stage a nation-wide strike beginning Monday July 28.
The reasons for their withdrawal are not yet known but speculations by
critics remain high that the runaway syndicate leaders may be sell outs.
In the mean time, members of the General Union of Workers of Cameroon,
better known in French as Union Générale des Travailleurs du Cameroun (UGTC),
last Saturday vowed to embark on the nation-wide strike, should the government
fail to meet certain demands.
According to the UGTC president, Isaac Bissala, the government is
supposed to meet certain demands which they tabled shortly after the fuel price
increase; else they will stage a nationwide industrial action.
Bissala further disclosed that they will hold a grand meeting on July
26 and embark on public demonstrations. If nothing is done at the initial
stage, Bissala added, they will intensify an indefinite strike action during
all working days.
“The government should not under-estimate us. We have the capacity to do
massive mobilisation”, the SGTC president threatened.
The union of workers are principally concerned with the measures taken
so far by the government to mitigate the effects of the recent increase in fuel
prices. Going by their complaint, the trade unionists are demanding the
harmonisation of retirement age, tax exemption on separation bonuses, payment
of ex-employers of CPPC and the integration of certificate holders in the
Memve’ele projects amongst others.
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