Shoprite workers dem don go on nationwide strike action.

This has resulted in the shutting down of all its outlets in Nigeria.

Workers of retail giant, Shoprite don embark on a nationwide industrial strike action to demand proper information on staff benefits and also terms of sale to interested investors wey dey on course to acquire the Naija subsidiary of the South African retail outlet.

 Tori from the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) yarn say all 25 outlets of Shoprite for Naija don shut down by workers.

The report revealed further that the workers embarked on industrial action over claims of sale of the retail company to Palms Mall owners, Tayo Amusan and Persianas Properties Limited, without appropriate information on the terms of the acquisition, and the impact of it on their contracts.

The nationwide strike action which has seen 25 outlets of the retail brand closed today have been said to be flared up by inappropriate treatment of the company’s workers and issues related to the terms of their contract papers as many of them were to work with Shoprite South Africa until between 2035 and 2040.