June 03, (THEWILL) – Alarmed by the level of compliance and participation by workers on the first day of the indefinite nationwide strike by organised labour, the Federal Government has again invited leaders of organised labour to an emergency meeting at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
The meeting, according to organised labour, was called to broker solutions to the issues that led to industrial action and eventually get the labour to end the strike.
President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, and his Deputy, Comrade Tommy Etim Okon, confirmed organised labour attendance at the meeting.
“We have been invited to an emergency meeting to address the issues bordering on the strike. We are attending the meeting,” Osifo said.
A senior member of the NLC also confirmed the meeting, saying: “The president and others are heading to the meeting. We hope that the outcome of the meeting will be positive.”
Meanwhile, the Tripartite Committee on the New Minimum Wage (TCNMW) has invited the leadership of the organisation to a meeting tomorrow, June 4, 2024.
The invitation to the NLC and TUC, contained in a letter signed by Ekpo U. O. NTA Esq., Member/Secretary, read: “I respectfully invite you to attend the 8th meeting of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage scheduled as follows: Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Venue: Nicon Luxury Hotel, Area 11, Abuja. Time: 10.00 am prompt.”
THEWILL reports that organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), commenced its indefinite nationwide industrial action on Monday, with total compliance across the country.
The strike followed the failure of negotiations over a new national minimum wage as labour unions rejected the N60,000 offered as wages by the Federal Government and representatives of the Organised Private Sector (OPS).
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