ZAINAB JUNAID
After closed door meeting held with Federal Government representatives by the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) Leaders with resolutions reached on Monday evening, NLC on Tuesday Morning insisted Strike continues.
The union, on X said until it receives update from its Organs at the scheduled meeting for Tuesday, June 4, 2024, the Nationwide Indefinite Strike continues.
“Until we hear from Our Organs at our Meeting scheduled for today 4th June, We are still on Strike,” the Union said.
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Monday evening agreed to convene a meeting with its Organs to consider government commitment.
The Resolutions reached are as follows -“Further to the negotiation by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage (NMW) and subsequent withdrawal of Labour from negotiation, the Leadership of the National Assembly intervened on 2nd June, 2024. The Organised Labour declared nationwide strike on Monday, 3rd June, 2024 to drive home its demands.
“The Federal Government, in the National interest, convened a meeting with Labour held in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on Monday 3rd June, with a view to ending the strike action.
“After exhaustive deliberation and engagement by both parties, the following resolutions were reached that the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria is committed to a National Minimum Wage that is higher than N60,000;
“Arising from the above, the Tripartite Committee is to meet everyday for the next one week with a view to arriving at an agreeable National Minimum Wage. Labour in deference to the high esteem of the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria’s commitment in (ii) above undertakes to convene a meeting of its organs immediately to consider this commitment; and
“No worker would be victimized as a result of the industrial action.”
