•Asks workers to embark on three-day fasting, praying
Organised labour on Monday gave the Kwara State Government a 14-day ultimatum to comply on the new national minimum wage
In a statement jointly signed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), they issued the ultimatum after a joint meeting of the Labour Movement which was well attended by the affiliate Unions.
They disclosed that meetings with the state government representative ends in a deadlock debunking a statement earlier said by the Finance commissioner on Sobi FM.
“On the issue of Minimum Wage Committees meeting, the labour representatives at the Committee rejected the table presented by the Government in totality and wish to inform the Workers that its meeting ended in deadlock
“The meeting resolved that the State Government should be given 14-days Ultimatum starting from 31″January, 2020 for him to intervene and resolve the all issues related to Minimum Wage.
“The Labour Movement in Kwara State wishes to debunk the submission of the Commissioner of Finance on Sobi FM that the Committee has concluded on the table for the New Minimum Wage in Kwara State.
“Workers in the State are implored to go on 3-days fasting and prayers for their demands on the Minimum Wage to be achieved starting on Wenesday 5th to 7th of February, 2020.”
Recall that THE INFORMANT247 reported the committee established to work on the implementation of N30,000 new national minimum wage has failed to reach an agreement after the representatives of the State Government and labour rejected the proposed percentage consequential adjustment in their last meeting held on Friday.
