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Minimum Wage Disputes: Labour Unions Shut Down Activities in Four States

Over Minimum Wage Disputes

Minimum wage disputes escalate as labour unions ground activities in four states. Get the latest updates.

At least three states in Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory, experienced epileptic economic activities on Monday as members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress declared industrial action in protest Over Minimum Wage Disputes due to non-implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage.

Our source DAILY POST reports that Nigerian workers stalled economic activities in Nasarawa, Kaduna, and Ebonyi states and the FCT as they commenced a one-week warning strike.

The strike comes as some states have refused to implement the new minimum wage in October and November, 2024.

Teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, are irked over non-compliance with the new minimum wage of N70,000 by the area councils in the nation’s capital.

In Kaduna, Nigerian workers paralysed activities in ministries and agencies in the state.

In reaction, the Kaduna State government claimed it had commenced the payment of minimum wage in October, except the consequential adjustment.

Similarly, in Ebonyi and Nasarawa states, members of organised labour also crippled activities.

However, in Ebonyi, the governor, Francis Nwifuru, gave the striking workers a 72-hour ultimatum to resume work or face dismissal.

Nwifuru said the government had approved N75,000 minimum wage and had started implementation.

However, workers in Ebonyi earlier described the N75,000 minimum wage announcement by the governor, Nwifuru, as a mere pronouncement not backed by action, hence the warning strike.

Via: Dailypost

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