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February 4, 2020
Organised Labour in NigerState has directed its workers to embark on an indefinite strike from today,Tuesday, over non-implementation of the thirty-thousand naira new nationalminimum wage and other entitlements.
The directive was containedin statement jointly signed by Chairman Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, YakubuGarba, and his Trade Union Congress, TUC counterpart, Yunusa Tanimu, in Minna.
According to the statement,the Organized Labour in the state had met at an emergency joint State ExecutiveCouncil on January 29th to resolve on a notice of 21-day ultimatum of strikeaction issued to the government on January 3rd, 2020.
The statement added thatthe strike would be comprehensive and shall remain in force till the stategovernment ‘demonstrate a clear and adequate commitment” to tackling lingeringissues bordering on workers’ welfare.
Meanwhile, the state’s NLCchairman, Yakubu Garba said the Organised Labour is open and willing to meetwith the government.