The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said there is no plan of calling off the ongoing nationwide strike until Tuesday’s meeting of organs of the union where all resolutions of Monday’s meeting are expected to be reviewed.
This was revealed in a post on X on Tuesday despite having signed agreement with the Nigerian Government last night.
“Until we hear from our organs at our meeting scheduled for today, June 4, we are still on strike,” the post read.
SaharaReporters had earlier reported how the Nigerian government signed an agreement with the Organised Labour after the government promised that President Bola Tinubu is committed to a national minimum wage above N60,000.
The agreement was signed after six hours of meeting on Monday,
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, announced this after the meeting with the labour leaders in Abuja which started at 5pm and ended a few minutes to 11pm.
The agreement stated that, “The President of Nigeria, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, is committed to establishing a National Minimum Wage higher than N60,000; and the Tripartite Committee will convene daily for the next week to finalise an agreeable National Minimum Wage.”
The organised labour also agreed to “immediately hold meetings of its organs to consider this new offer, and no worker would face victimisation as a consequence of participating in the industrial action.”
These resolutions were signed on behalf of the Federal Government by Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha.
SaharaReporters had reported that the organised Labour comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress declared an indefinite nationwide strike over the inability of the federal government to pay Nigerian workers a living wage.
Meanwhile, the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage (NMW) will now resume daily meeting for one week to agree on the actual amount for the new minimum wage.
The resolutions reached at the meeting between the federal government and the organised labour held on Monday 3rd June, 2024, reads:
“Further to the negotiation by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage (NMW) and subsequent withdrawal of Labour from negotiation, the Leadership of the National Assembly intervened on 2nd June, 2024. The Organised Labour declared nationwide strike on Monday, 3rd June, 2024 to drive home its demands.
“2. The Federal Government, in the National interest, convened a meeting with Labour held in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on Monday 3rd June, with a view to ending the strike action.
“3. After exhaustive deliberation and engagement by both parties, the following resolutions were reached:
“i. The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria is committed to a National Minimum Wage that is higher than N60,000;
“II. Arising from the above, the Tripartite Committee is to meet everyday for the next one week with a view to arriving at an agreeable National Minimum Wage;
“III. Labour in deference to the high esteem of the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria’s commitment in (ii) above undertakes to convene a meeting of its organs immediately to consider this commitment; and
“IV. No worker would be victimised as a result of the industrial action.”
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