NEW MINIMUM WAGE: TUC TO SHUT-DOWN DEFAULTING STATES AFTER JANUARY 31st ULTIMATUM - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 10, 2020
The Trade Union Congress, TUC has given States yet tocommence implementation of the thirty thousand naira minimum wage January 31stultimatum to comply or would be shut down without notice.
TUC President, Quadri Olaleye, while addressing newsmenafter its National Executive Council, NEC meeting in Lagos, warned that theCongress will no longer guarantee industrial peace and harmony in states whichare yet to commence the implementation of the new minimum wage/consequentialadjustments by January 31st.
He noted that the Union has directed all States to startmobilisation, saying that the Governors and their supporters will be heldresponsible for whatever happen after 31st of January.
Olaleye said the report from States at the meeting showedthat only six states have signed and commenced implementation, while fifteenstates were in the process of negotiation. He stated that it was aninsubordination on the part of any State government not to have commencedpayment by December 31st 2019.