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October 15, 2019
The Federal Government and Labour unions are involvedin a last minute negotiation, to forestall a nationwide strike by workers,schedule for October 16.
Labour has resorted to the strike option, following anapparent inability of government and labour to find a way out of the minimumwage logjam.
The two parties have engaged in endless and oftenfruitless meetings, raising anxiety and frustrations among public sectorworkers, who have waited patiently over the months for the new wage.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngigewhile speaking at the continuation of a conciliatory meeting, said it is anopportunity for information sharing and an avenue to soften ground for a finalmeeting today, Tuesday. He told the labour leaders to be open-minded in theirdialogue so that both parties could get a way out of the minimum wage logjam.
Also speaking, the Deputy President of the NigerianLabour Congress, Amaechi Asugwuni, who spoke for organised labour said themeeting was called by the minister to share information with labour leaders.