Labour unions in the country are
considering another strike having failed to reach an agreement with the federal
government on the consequential adjustment of the N30,000 minimum wage.
In April, President Muhammadu Buhari
signed the N30,000 new national minimum wage bill into law.
But the policy is yet to take
effect over discrepancies in the salary scales for the various tier of workers.
At a meeting on Monday, between
the joint public service negotiating council, chaired by Winifred Oyo-Ita, head
of civil service of the federation, and the unions, both parties only made
minor adjustments to their earlier positions.
The government team stepped up
from 9.5 percent to 11 percent for grade levels seven to 14, and 6.5 percent
from 5.5 percent for levels 15 to 17.
Simon Anchaver, chairman of the
labour team, said workers stepped down to 29 percent from 30 percent for grade
levels seven to 14, and 24 from 25 percent for levels 15 to 17.
Anchaver said the labour negotiating
team has taken a resolution to write to the leaderships of the Nigeria Labour
Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to consider a strike as a means
of putting pressure on the government.
He described the government’s
position as “foot dragging on the new wage implementation”, adding that it was
an invitation to a strike action.
He said workers are already
agitated on whether their salary arrears will be paid when talks are finally
concluded.
He said the two positions reached
at the end of the meeting will be presented to the president for further
action.
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