{"id":14206,"date":"2017-05-02T21:51:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T21:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14206"},"modified":"2017-05-02T21:51:46","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T21:51:46","slug":"nigeria-embassy-washington-dc-grounded-as-workers-go-on-strike-over-unpaid-five-months-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14206","title":{"rendered":"NIGERIA EMBASSY, WASHINGTON DC GROUNDED AS WORKERS GO ON STRIKE OVER UNPAID FIVE MONTHS SALARY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Workers of the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington DC, United States of America, have gone on strike, online news platform, <em>Per Second News<\/em>, has claimed.<\/p>\n<p>According to the online medium which is based in the United States, the strike commenced today (Tuesday).<\/p>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>This has led to the grounding of activities at the Embassy, the medium claimed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inserted_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>It said the main reason for the strike was because\u00a0the workers were being owed five-month salary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe workers are also complaining about their working conditions,\u201d it reported.<\/p>\n<p><em>Per Second News<\/em>\u00a0claimed that the Nigerian flag in front of the building was\u00a0tattered.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=13067&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of the striking workers reportedly said, \u201cWe are being owed for the past five months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0medium also said the workers had threatened to report their employers\u00a0to the US Labour Department.<\/p>\n<p>The medium also said that the workers\u00a0number between 50 and 100.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Nigerian-Embassy-in-DC1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14207\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Nigerian-Embassy-in-DC1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Nigerian-Embassy-in-DC1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Nigerian-Embassy-in-DC1.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workers of the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington DC, United States of America, have gone on strike, online news platform, Per Second News, has claimed. According to the online medium which is based in the United States, the strike commenced today (Tuesday). 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