The Organised Labour, on Monday, threatened to cripple the activities of any state that fails to comply with the new minimum wage when signed into law by the federal government.
The threat was delivered by Akeem Lasisi, Chairman of the Ogun State Council of TUC, while speaking with journalists in Abeokuta
“Workers should not perish at the expense of the nation to develop, we are the ones that dictate the development of the nation, that is why we believe that workers should not be allowed to go into suffering and something urgent should be done to ensure workers in the country get their own benefits,” he said.
“For any state that refuses to pay the ongoing minimum wage, it will be fire-for-fire because it is backed by a law, it is a law and it must be obeyed by every citizen of the country. Note that labour is under exclusive list, whatever happens at the national bounce on everybody”, Lasisi said.
On his part, the state chairman of NLC, Hameed Benco, said the strike would continue until the Federal government agrees to their demands.
Both Union leaders spoke with newsmen after monitoring the compliance level in Ogun State.
Courts, banks, government offices, public schools and the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) were all shut down.
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