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WFTU statement on the construction site collapse in Lagos, Nigeria

World Federation of Trade Unions — 2021-11-08T05:30:00Z

The World Federation of Trade Unions expresses its sympathy and condolences to the families of the people who lost their life and the dozens who are still missing after the building collapse in a market area of Nigeria's economic hub, Lagos, on Monday, November 1st. According to the last updates many people were killed, including students who went to school on the top floor of the building. Time was lost until the rescue team arrived on the spot ; for quite many hours after the collapse, (…)

- Nigeria / communiqués partis amis et associations

Ebola virus deaths facilitated by imperialism

World Federation of Trade Unions — 2014-10-20T14:04:33Z

Only free and public healthcare systems with a focus on prevention can provide an adequate response
The Ebola epidemic that has struck mainly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea of West Africa and threatens the entire world has killed thousands of people and caused panic to millions of others.
As high level officials of the World Health Organization confess, the epidemic has severely expanded over the last weeks and 70% of the people affected die because of the lack of proper healthcare (…)

- Communiqués autres / communiqués partis amis et associations, Santé

Habitable settlement must be configured for the residents of the Makoko slums in Nigeria

World Federation of Trade Unions — 2012-07-30T11:10:30Z

The World Federation of Trade Unions denounced the decision of the Lagos State Government to violently demolish the Makoko slums in Lagos, Nigeria without taking any provision on creating a safe, clean and proper residence for the people who are driven into violently forced homelessness.
It is estimated that more than 85,000 people, poor fishermen and immigrants from Togo and Benin in their majority, are living under appalling conditions in the biggest waterfront slum of Nigeria.
The (…)

- Nigeria / Logement