Minimum wage: Unionists shut head of service’s office in Abuja
Protesting workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have shut down the entrance to the Office of the Head of Service building at the Federal Secretariat, phase two in Abuja on Monday.
NLC and TUC commenced a nationwide industrial action on Monday in protest against the N60,000 minimum wage proposal of the Federal Government.
The President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, announced that the strike followed failed negotiations between the government and organised labour, and its refusal to reverse the withdrawal of the power sector subsidy and increase in electricity tariff.
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The unions had earlier given the May 31, 2024 deadline for the conclusion of new minimum wage negotiations.
The government had raised its minimum wage offer from N57,000 to N60,000 while the labour unions reduced their demand to N494,000 from N497,000 proposed earlier. The labour leaders initially demanded N615,000.
But the negotiations deadlocked as the government maintained its offer of N60,000, leading to the declaration of a nationwide indefinite strike.
