The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have said the ongoing nationwide strike has been has been temporary suspended for a five days to test the sincerity of the Federal government on agreement arrived at.
The agreement stated that the President is committed to establishing a National Minimum Wage higher than N60,000.
The development was made known on Tuesday by the Deputy National General Secretary of Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association of Nigeria ATSSSAN, Frances Akinjole
“We are ‘relaxing’ the action for one week and not suspending the strike, to give FG the one week grace and test their sincerity,” Akinjole said.
This development follows the announcement of a joint extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting convened by the two labour centres to determine the fate of the strike.
It was learnt that meeting, which ended at 11.31 am on Tuesday, was jointly presided over by the President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, and his TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo.
After the resolution to halt the ongoing strike for a one-week, the organised labour then proceeded to the Nicon Luxury Hotel to continue its engagement with the tripartite committee.
The strike, which began on Monday, June 2, 2024, was called to demand a new minimum wage and protest the recent increase in electricity prices.
Recall that after a six-hour meeting with the Federal Government in Abuja on Monday, President Bola Tinubu expressed his commitment to raising the proposed minimum wage of N60,000 while labour insisted on N498,000.
The Tripartite Committee will convene daily for the next week to finalize an agreeable National Minimum Wage.
