The Nigeria Labour Congress has moved to clear the air over its intended strike action scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday.
The Congress, through its President, Joe Ajaero, ruled out the strike due
Ajaero made this known on Monday during the ongoing International Labour Conference taking place in Geneva, Switzerland.
He revealed the organised labour cannot embark on strike tomorrow because the figures presented by the Tripartite committee on minimum wage are with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He also clarified that the submission of ₦62,000 as proposed by the government and the Organised Labour proposing ₦250,000 does not translate to the acceptance of ₦62,000 as the new minimum wage.
“The tripartite committee submitted two figures to the President. Government and employers proposed ₦62,000 while labour proposed ₦250,000. We are waiting for the decision of the President. Our National Executive Council (NEC) will deliberate on the new figure when it is out,” he said.
“We cannot declare strike now because the figures are with the President. We will wait for the President’s decision.
“During the tenure of the immediate past President, the figure that was proposed to him was ₦27,000 by the tripartite committee but he increased it to ₦30,000. We are hopeful that this President will do the right thing. The President had noted that the difference between ₦62,000 and ₦250,000 is a wide gulf.”
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