The Nigeria Labour Congress has has disclosed that the continued nationwide strike will proceed regardless of the settlement signed with the Federal Authorities at Monday’s assembly.
The congress, in a publish on X, on Tuesday stated the economic motion which has grounded the nation’s economic system will proceed till Tuesday’s assembly of organs of the union the place all resolutions of Monday’s assembly are anticipated to be reviewed.
“Till we hear from our organs at our assembly scheduled for in the present day, June 4, we’re nonetheless on strike,” the publish learn.
The PUNCH stories that after a six-hour assembly with the management of the organised labour in Abuja, the Federal Authorities expressed the dedication of President Bola Tinubu to elevating the N60,000 provided because the minimal wage.
The settlement said that, “The President of Nigeria, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, is dedicated to establishing a Nationwide Minimal Wage greater than N60,000; and the Tripartite Committee will convene day by day for the following week to finalise an agreeable Nationwide Minimal Wage.”
The organised labour additionally agreed to “instantly maintain conferences of its organs to think about this new provide, and no employee would face victimisation as a consequence of collaborating within the industrial motion.”
These resolutions had been signed on behalf of the Federal Authorities by Minister of Data and Nationwide Orientation, Mohammed Idris, and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha.
Representing the organised labour had been the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, and the President of the Commerce Union Congress, Festus Osifo.
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