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Why Labour Suspended Minimum Wage Strike - Ajaero

Members of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended the nationwide industrial action for five days. 

This was contained in a communique jointly signed by the President of NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, and his TUC counterpart, Comrade Festus Osifo at the end of a joint National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. 

Recall that organised labour declared an indefinite nationwide strike beginning from midnight of June 2, over the failure of the Federal Government to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000 and reverse the electricity tariff hike from N225/kwh to N65/kwh.

News Rider reports that after a six-hour meeting with the leadership of organised labour in Abuja on Monday night, the Federal Government promised to raise the N60,000 offered as the new minimum wage.

The agreement reads: “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."

But Ajaero disclosed that the strike was suspended as the Federal Government resolved to offer more than  N60,000 as the new minimum wage. 

He noted that the NEC-in-session resolved that there is a need to create the right ambience for further unhindered negotiations. 

The NLC president added: "The indefinite nationwide strike action is therefore relaxed for one week from today (Tuesday) to allow the Federal Government commit to a concrete and acceptable national minimum wage.

“Also to take definite steps to reverse the electricity tariff hike back to N66/kwh and abolish the discriminatory classification of electricity consumers into Bands."

The communique mandated the NLC and TUC national leadership to maintain open channels of communication with the Federal Government for negotiation and secure favourable outcomes for Nigerian workers and people.

Also, all affiliate unions and State Councils were directed to relax the indefinite nationwide strike and return to their respective workplaces immediately.

Ajaero said that the NEC-in-session praised Nigerian workers and the general public for their unwavering support and solidarity in the critical struggle for improved living and working conditions.

He informed that the NLC and TUC remained committed to pursuing all necessary actions to protect the rights and welfare of all Nigerian people and workers. 
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