LABOUR SUSPENDS STRIKE FOR FIVE DAYS

 

By Dr. Helen Chimezie   

The Organised Labour has suspended its nationwide strike for five days to allow uninterrupted meetings with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage, following the scheduled 10 a.m. meeting with the FG Tripartite Committee today.

As previously reported on the new resolutions regarding the minimum wage, after Labour leaders met with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, and other government officials on Monday night. 

The Organised Labour and Federal Government reached a tentative agreement on the new national minimum wage with a resolution to further engage daily for the next one week at the level of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage until a final agreement is reached.

This is because, during the meeting, Akume confirmed  and assured Labour leaders that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is committed to paying more than N60,000 as the minimum wage.

He also assured that no worker would face repercussions for participating in the strike and that the tripartite committee would convene daily for the next week to finalize the new minimum wage.

Consequently, all government and private offices are expected to reopen and operate as usual.

          

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