MINIMUM WAGE: STRIKE BEGINS IN FIVE STATES, FCT AS PANEL MEETS

Workers in three states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) resolved at the weekend to boycott work from today over the disagreement with the authorities on implementation of the new minimum wage.

In some other states, there is confusion following the directive by the national secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for workers in those states to embark on strike over the issue.

Some of the state councils of the NLC are threatening strike not based on the refusal of the state governments to pay, but due to lack of mutual agreement on what is being offered.

The NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) councils in Ebonyi, Nasarawa, Kaduna and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have directed their workers to begin strike today.

At the weekend, NLC President Joe Ajaero, listed Abia, Oyo and Ekiti states among states councils directed to begin strike over the non-implementation of the Minimum Wage Act. But the state union chapters clarified that they were listed in error.