The organized labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour
Congress (NLC), and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has threatened to embark on
a fresh nationwide industrial action on November 6th 2018.
According to the groups they will be protesting over what
they describe as the government’s unwillingness to implement a new minimum wage
for workers.
In the statement jointly signed by the leaders of the two
labour centers, they accused the Federal Government of deliberately refusing to
forward the resolutions of the tripartite committee.
They claimed that after series of negotiations, the
committee had reached a consensus for a minimum wage of N30,000 but the Federal
Government has failed to take further necessary actions.
According to the statement, the organized labour will
proceed on the nationwide strike action, if the Federal Government refuses to
take the necessary actions on the resolutions which they describe as a done
deal.
The organized labour and the Federal Government have been
enmeshed in serious debates over a new wage structure for workers. This has led
to several industrial actions, with the government threatening to enforce a “no
work, no pay” policy for the workers. The Nigeria Governors Forum, on the other
hand, has stated that although the governors are not against a new wage
structure for workers, some states lack the capacity to pay.
