The Organised Labour has insisted
on embarking on a nationwide strike over the non-implementation of N30, 000 as
the new National Minimum Wage, in spite of the National Industrial Court ruling
in Abuja.
Mr Ayuba Wabba, President,
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, said this in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
The National Industrial Court of
Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja has restrained the organised labour from proceeding on
nationwide strike on Friday.
The nationwide strike by
organised labour is scheduled to commence on Nov. 6 over the new National
Minimum Wage for workers in the country.
According to Wabba, we are not
aware of any court ruling and we have not being served any notice.
“We have just concluded our joint
organ meetings of the Central Working Committees of the Labour Centres of the
NLC, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the United Labour Congress (ULC) here in
Lagos.
“The meeting is the final
preparation for a full engagement with the government on the new National
Minimum Wage and we have taken our decision to go on the strike.
“Our decision is to go ahead with
the nationwide strike unless the government does the needful,” he said.
Also, Mr Musa Lawal, TUC General
Secretary, also told NAN said the centre was not was aware of any court ruling
concerning the planned strike by organised labour.
“We are not aware because we have
not been served any court order; we have taken our decision and we are going to
stand by that,” he added.
The Nigerian Governors Forum
(NGF) had issued a communique after its meeting claiming that state governors
can only pay N22, 500, as the new national minimum wage.
The organised labour has
reiterated its position that any figure below N30, 000 would not be acceptable
to labour.
Labour had earlier called on its
members to mobilise in preparation for the commencement of an indefinite strike
on Nov. 6, unless necessary steps are taken to adopt the recommendation of the
Tripartite Committee.
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