ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Labour leaders have arrived at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) for a closed-door meeting with government representatives.
According to a highly placed source: “We are also meeting with the government representative in the SGF office today. Already seated awaiting the government representative.”
Meanwhile, the source has yet to mention the names of the government representatives who are expected to attend the meeting with the labour leaders at the time of filing this report.
This is as some unions have shut their workplaces to comply with the directive of the two labour unions to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike.
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On Friday, organized labour announced that they would commence a nationwide indefinite strike due to the Federal Government’s refusal to increase the proposed minimum wage from N60,000.
According to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, the strike will begin at midnight on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
In a joint statement delivered by Ajaero and his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, Festus Osifo, they expressed serious concerns and disappointment over the Federal Government’s failure to finalize and pass a new National Minimum Wage Act into law.
Both unions had given an ultimatum of May 31, 2024, for negotiations on the new minimum wage.
However, talks between organized labour and the Federal Government of Nigeria broke down on Tuesday after both parties presented their offers.
The government increased its initial offer from N57,000 by adding N3,000 to make it N60,000. This proposal was rejected by labour during the meeting.
During negotiations at this meeting, labour also lowered their demand from last week’s proposal of N497,000 by removing N3,000, reducing their new proposal to N494,000.