NATIONWIDE Strike Not Suspended! NLC President Ajaero Makes FRESH Announcement, Reveals Details Of Agreement With FG
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero has cleared the air on reports about the suspension of its nationwide strike that commenced on Monday, June 3rd.
While speaking with AIT, Ajaero revealed that the strike hasn’t been suspended but is only being relaxed for one week”.
Labour had embarked on the strike after negotiations with the federal government on a new minimum wage hit a brick wall.
The industrial action paralysed economic and government activities across the nation for two days.
Earlier reports on Tuesday said Organised labour suspended the strike
after its national executive council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. VIDEO! Watch Ajaero Announcing That There’s No Strike Suspension, Action Only Relaxed For One Week
However, after clearing the air on the reports, Ajaero was quoted as saying that Monday’s meeting with the federal government means negotiations can be completed within a week.
The NLC president noted that the negotiation has returned to the status quo of N494, 000 and N60,000 demands.
“We did not suspend. We relaxed our action for one week so that we can negotiate. Yesterday’s meeting was a kind of mediatory meeting. “Ajaero said.
He added: “The federal government is committed to moving beyond N60, 000. It is like they have given a framework for us to negotiate and reach a certain threshold. “The meeting showed that the negotiation should be completed within one week.
The agreement between the NLC and the federal government stated that the President of Nigeria, Commander- in- Chief of the Armed Forces, is committed to establishing a National Minimum Wage higher than N60, 000; and the Tripartite Committee will convene daily for the next week to finalize an agreeable National Minimum Wage.
The organised labour also agreed to ” immediately hold meetings of its organs to consider this new offer, and no worker would face victimisation as a consequence of participating in the industrial action.”
These resolutions were signed on behalf of the Federal Government by Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha.