Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) said they have decided to walk out of ongoing negotiations after the Federal Government and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) offered a national minimum wage proposal of N48,000 and N54,000 respectively.
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria said they have decided to walk out of ongoing negotiations after the Federal Government and the Organised Private Sector offered a national minimum wage proposal of N48,000 and N54,000 respectively.• NECA begs unions to return to negotiations
The decision was taken yesterday when the 37-man tripartite committee negotiating a new wage resumed meeting for the fourth time, and the Federal Government, labour and the OPS presented their positions. They argued that despite earnest efforts to reach an equitable agreement, the less-than-reasonable action of the government and the OPS led to a breakdown in the talks.
They called on the government to reconsider its position and come to the negotiation table with clean hands that reflect the true value of the contributions made by Nigerian workers to the nation’s development and socioeconomic realities. Speaking on behalf of the OPS in Abuja, the Director General of NECA, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, said: “The action of labour to walk out even when negotiations have not started, though within its rights to do so, is unfortunate. As it is seen globally, a major feature of all negotiations is for all parties to present their opening positions, which was done by all social partners.
The crisis rocking Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has taken a new twist following the suspension of Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, who is representing Ondo South Senatorial District, for alleged anti-party activities and insubordination.Economists and securities experts have reacted angrily to the Federal Government’s plan to deduct N20 trillion from pension funds for infrastructure development, saying government has no business with the investment returns of citizens.
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