By Blessing Chinagorom
As part of effort to resolve the ongoing industrial action embarked on, by organised labour, a high-level meeting was convened on Monday in Abuja.
This meeting brought together top government officials and the organised labour leaders at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume.
Recall the meeting by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the Leadership of the National Assembly intervened on 2nd June, 2024 and subsequent withdrawal of Labour from negotiation.
The Organised Labour declared nationwide strike which shutdown Nigeria’s economy on Monday, 3rd June, 2024 to drive home its demands of 494,000 in minimum wage for worker and hike in electricity tariffs.
At the meeting, a joint agreement was reached, as evidenced by the signing of a communiqué, committing both the govt and organized labour to reestablish negotiations, effective from Tuesday.
Under the resolution reached during the meeting is the establishment of President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu that Federal Republic of Nigeria is committed to a National Minimum Wage that is higher than N60,000.
Arising from the above that the Tripartite Committee is to meet everyday for the next one week with a view to arriving at an agreeable National Minimum Wage.
Labour in deference to the high esteem of the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria’s commitment in above undertakes to convene a meeting of its organs immediately to consider this commitment; and no worker would be victimized as a result of the industrial action.
This was signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha for federal government.
While the President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero and the President, Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo signed for the organized labour. “Until we hear from our Organs at our meeting scheduled for today 4th June, we are still on strike”, the organised labour said.
