Minimum Wage: NLC Prepares For Showdown With State Governors Dec. 31 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 12, 2019
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC says it cannot guaranteeindustrial peace and harmony, if state Governors refuses to concludenegotiations and payment of the National Minimum Wage by December 31st.
The Union, in a communiqué at the end of its meeting withState’s council chairmen on implementation of the National Minimum Wage, saidthere were currently three implementation categories in which all states fellinto.
The Communiqué was jointly signed by NLC President; Dr AyubaWabba, NLC General Secretary; Emmanuel Ugboaja and Abdulrafiu Adeniji; NationalChairperson, Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, Trade Unionside.
It noted that Kaduna, Kebbi, Lagos and Adamawa states havestarted implementation and payment of the new minimum wage, while Jigawa hadconcluded negotiations but is  yet to make its first payment to workers.
It also noted that Borno, Abia, Kano, Bayelsa, Sokoto,Niger, Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, Katsina and Zamfara States, haveconstituted a negotiating committee between their State government and Labour,following consequential adjustments of salaries.
The union urged States’ chairmen to immediately convoke anemergency State Executive Council meeting and State Congress of all workers, tobrief them of the outcome of the stakeholders’ meeting on the new nationalminimum wage implementation.