The Amalgamated Union of App-based Transport Workers of Nigeria (AUATWON) accused Bolt and Uber of attempting to revoke the certificate issued to the body to function as a trade union.
In December 2022, the Federal Ministry of Labour approved the registration of the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transport Workers of Nigeria as a trade union.
With that, the organisation became the first government-approved trade union for e-hailing drivers in Africa.
Now, four months down the line, the existence of the AUATWON seems to be a major bother for the major e-hailing companies in the country who are reportedly bent on killing the union in its infancy.
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