Labour leaders have arrived at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation for a closed-door meeting with government representatives, a highly placed source informed our correspondent on Monday.
“We are also meeting with the government representative in the SGF office today. Already seated awaiting the government representative,” the source said.
The source did not mention the names of the government representatives attending the meeting at the time of filing this report.
Iwitnesslive reports that some unions have shut down their workplaces to comply with the directive from the two labour unions to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike.
On Friday, organized labour announced the commencement of a nationwide indefinite strike due to the Federal Government’s refusal to increase the proposed minimum wage from N60,000.
According to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, the strike will begin at midnight on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
In a joint statement, Ajaero and his Trade Union Congress counterpart, Festus Osifo, expressed serious concerns and disappointment over the Federal Government’s failure to finalize and pass a new National Minimum Wage Act into law.
Both unions had given a deadline of May 31, 2024, for negotiations on the new minimum wage. However, talks broke down on Tuesday after both parties presented their offers. The government increased its initial offer from N57,000 to N60,000, which was rejected by labour. During the meeting, labour also lowered their demand from N497,000 to N494,000.
