The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their industrial action – over a lack of consensus on a new minimum wage and the hike in electricity tariff – for one week.
The centres are expected to issue a statement shortly before
the commencement of negotiations with the government.
The strike which commenced on Monday was called to protest
the failure of the Federal Government to approve new minimum wage by May 31 as
well as its failure to reverse the hike in electricity tariff.
After a six-hour meeting with the leadership of organised
labour in Abuja on Monday night, the Federal Government expressed the
commitment of President Bola Tinubu to raising the N60,000 offered as the
minimum wage.
The agreement stated, “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 finalise 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, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha.
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