Workers in fourteen out of thirty-six states, including the Federal Capital Territory, have been directed by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to go on a strike action starting Monday to show their displeasure with the FG in implementing the new wage structure.
The states directed to go full-blown strike action are: Abia, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory, Imo and Nasarawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara.
The information about the strike action was shared in a circular passed around to different union heads and general secretaries.
A statement in the circular reads, “Flowing from the above, it is our information that some states have not commenced the said implementation as workers are still being paid on the old structure and there is no subsisting agreement to show a date of commencement of implementations They are as follows: Abia, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory, Imo, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara states.
“We therefore request that you direct your state councils in the following states to proceed on the said needed actions to compel the implementation as resolved by the NEC & CWC.”
“Please do oblige us with copies of your letters to your state councils in this regard for effective mobilization.”
It’s been five months since the new minimum wage was signed into law by the current president of Nigeria. However, information gathered states that only a few states have complied with the wage increase for their workers.
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