Nyok|6 November 2018
Organised labour in Nigeria under the auspices of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its 6th November industrial action NEGROIDHAVEN can say authoritatively.
The planned strike action was in respect of labour pressing for a new minimum wage of N30, 000 as against N18, 000.
Comr Ayuba Wabba the President of the NLC, said this on Monday night in Abuja while addressing journalists at the end of a meeting of the tripartite committee set up by government to negotiate the demand of Labour.
Wabba added that NLC and members of the tripartite committee will meet with the president today by 4:15PM to submit its report and where Buhari will unveil the new wage.
According to him, 'But briefing journalists on Monday night, Mr. Wabba said, 'The tripartite negotiating committee this evening concluded its assignment. Agreement has been reached and also documents have been signed. The report will be submitted to Mr. President tomorrow by 4:15pm.
'Therefore, as organised labour, we want to use this medium to thank all the tripartite partners for their understanding and importantly for concluding this very national assignment.
'And having reached this position, and also the fact that the assignment has been concluded, organised labour also decided that the proposed industrial action is hereby suspended.
'Therefore, we thought this should be communicated appropriately without also any delusion or missing information.
'As the chairperson have said, mutual agreements have been reached and this will be make public tomorrow and we must appreciate the roles that organised private sectors have actually demonstrated and the attitude brought to this process and to members of the tripartite negotiating team'.
Boss Mustapha the Secretary to the Government of the Federation while commending Labour has expressed optimism on government part to be committed to the report. He said that he was 'confident that government will give expeditious consideration of the report tomorrow by Mr President and very soon the processes will be put in place to truly actualise your recommendations so that the status of our working populace will be enhanced and they would receive appropriate and commensurate payments for the services they offer to our nation and to the different sectors of our economy'.
Efio-Ita Nyok
Is the Blogger-in-Chief, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher of NEGROIDHAVEN
