Labour Set To Shut Down Nigeria With Prolonged National Strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has pleaded with the Federal Government to urgently transmit the bill on the new national minimum wage to the National Assembly, stating further that if this is not met, it would fully mobilise for a prolonged national strike.
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The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, who made the appeal in a New Year message on Tuesday in Abuja, pledged the union’s commitment to workers welfare.
According to him, 2018 remains one of the most traumatic for workers especially given the failure of government to enact and implement the new national minimum wage of N30,000.
His words: “This is in spite of the unimpeachable tripartite process leading to the agreement by the social partners on the new national minimum wage.
“It is unfortunate that the Federal Government is yet to transmit to the National Assembly an executive bill for the enactment of N30,000 as the new national minimum wage.
“Government’s dilly-dallying on the issue has strained Government-Labour relations with a potential for a major national strike which could just be days away.
“Accordingly, we would use this opportunity to appeal to the Government to do the needful by urgently transmitting the bill on the new national minimum wage to the National Assembly.
“We also would like to use this same opportunity to urge workers to fully mobilise for a prolonged national strike and enforce their right.”
The NLC president said the strike became the inevitable last option for labour, while calling on all Nigerians and businesses to understand and support it.
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