The Organised Labour has announced that there will be no strike action on Tuesday over the ongoing minimum wage negotiations with the Federal Government.
This decision comes as the one-week suspension of the previous strike ends today.
Speaking at the ongoing International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero confirmed that Labour would not proceed with a strike on Tuesday.
Ajaero stated that Labour is awaiting the decision of President Bola Tinubu regarding the new minimum wage.
He emphasized that the National Executive Council (NEC) of the NLC will deliberate on the new figure once the President has made his decision.
“The tripartite committee submitted two figures to the President. Government and employers proposed N62,000, while labour proposed N250,000,“ he said.
“We are waiting for the decision of the President. Our National Executive Council, NEC, will deliberate on the new figure when it is out.
“We cannot declare strike now because the figures are with the President. We will wait for the President’s decision.
“During the tenure of the immediate past President, the figure proposed to him was N27,000 by the tripartite committee.
“But he increased it to N30,000. We are hopeful that this President will do the right thing. The President had noted that the difference between N62,000 and N250,000 is a wide gulf.”
