The Trade Union Congress and the Nigeria Labour Congress, forming the Organized Labour, are preparing to initiate a joint extraordinary National Executive Council.
Naija News reports that this follows a six-hour discussion on Monday night in Abuja, where the Federal Government affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to increasing the proposed N60,000 minimum wage.
The agreement specifies, “The President of Nigeria, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, is dedicated to establishing a National Minimum Wage exceeding N60,000; and the Tripartite Committee will meet daily over the next week to finalize a suitable National Minimum Wage.”
Organized Labour also resolved to “immediately convene meetings of its bodies to evaluate this new proposal, ensuring no worker would be penalized for 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.
Punch reports that a source within the leadership of the two Labour Centres confirmed the joint meeting on Tuesday morning. The source indicated that the decision on whether the strike by Organized Labour will continue or be suspended depends on the outcome of the meeting between Labour leadership and the Federal Government.
