The meeting between the Federal Government and Organised Labour, yesterday ended in deadlock as leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterparts, rejected the government's offers.
Sources at the meeting told Vanguard that the labour leaders rejected President Bola Tinubu's N25,000 provisional wage award for low-grade workers to cushion the effect of the removal of the petrol subsidy.
"Commencing this month, the social safety net is being extended through the expansion of cash transfer programmes to an additional 15 million vulnerable households." After many hours of horse-trading, the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, who is leading the government's delegation, broke the meeting for the government team to consult with the President on the new demands
The NEC is expected to take a position and give the leaders the new mandate to take to the government. "Agreements on the wage bill, agreements on committees on salary increment, CNG buses, on several other things, I believe both labour and government side? Making clarification on the N25,000 provisional wage award, he said:"There was a lot of chatter on Twitter about the issue of low-income workers only falling into the category of the wage bill."
On his side, the acting President of TUC, Tommy Etim Okon, said:"We do hope that by tomorrow, we are going to meet with our organs." "The Federal Government commits to the provision of funds for micro and small-scale enterprises. VAT on diesel will be waived for the next six months. "A sub-committee to be constituted to work out the implementation details of all items for consideration regarding government interventions to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.
"Also in attendance were the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, the Minister of State, Labour, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, the Head...
In a circular by Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, to all the 36 state councils and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, NLC directed the councils to hold joint meetings with the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, and work together to ensure total compliance with the strike directive.
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