Agricultural and Allied Workers' Union of Nigeria

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The Agricultural and Allied Workers' Union of Nigeria (AAWUN) was a trade union representing workers in the agricultural sector in Nigeria.

The union was established in 1978, when the Nigeria government merged various existing unions: [1]

The union was a founding affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and by 1988, it had 50,000 members. [2] In 2008, it merged with the Agricultural and Allied Senior Staff Association to form the Agricultural and Allied Employees' Union of Nigeria (AAEUN), but a group of union members disagreed with the merger and continued operating under the AAWUN name. [3] In 2018, the two unions attempted to merge under the name "Agricultural and Allied Union of Nigeria", but this was not approved by the Registrar of Trade Unions. [4] In 2019, the AAWUN finally merged into the AAEUN. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Restructuring of trade unions" (PDF). Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette. 8 February 1978. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ↑ LeVan, A. Carl; Ukata, Patrick (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   0192526324.
  3. ↑ "Agricultural and Allied Employees Union of Nigeria -vs- Attorney General of Enugu State". LawCare Nigeria. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Anaba, Innocent (19 January 2018). "Registrar of Trade Unions risks prison sentence". Vanguard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "NLC ends 11-year agric workers union dispute". Punch. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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