Osun workers begin strike, warn Aregbesola

Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commenced a three-day warning strike. The workers advised Governor Rauf Aregbesola to use this week to address their demands to forestall an indefinite sit-at-home.

They explained that the action was to protest the non-payment of the arrears of modulated salaries of workers as well as pensions and gratuities of the retirees. NLC Chairman in Osun State, Mr. Jacob Adekomi, announced the strike on Tuesday.

He recalled that the Congress had declared the strike following the expiration of an ultimatum given to the state government to commence payment of the outstanding salaries.

“We are starting three-day warning strike Wednesday. We are embarking on this strike because of the salary arrears as well as gratuities of pensioners”, Adekomi said. “The government also owes its own part of the contributory pension deductions and 2016 leave allowances. We issued an ultimatum earlier and this is the next option.

“The government started modulated salaries in July 2015 and they have paid the balance of three months of the modulated salaries since that time,” he said.

NLC reveals when new minimum wage will be implemented

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has assured Nigerians Workers of the payment of the reviewed minimum wage before the end of 2018. Peter Ozo-Esan, General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday, assured Nigerians that the new minimum wage will be implemented in September.

Ozo-Esan made this assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has assured Nigerians Workers of the payment of the reviewed minimum wage before the end of 2018.

Peter Ozo-Esan, General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday, assured Nigerians that the new minimum wage will be implemented in September.Ozo-Esan made this assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

He blamed the Sallah break for the delay, adding that the tripartite committee involved with the review of the wage will conclude its work on Sept. 4th and 5th. According to him, “We believe that the initial expectation that by September a new minimum wage should come on board, we think that the government still should be able to deliver that to Nigerians.

“Nigerian workers will continue to demand that from the government and as soon as this report is submitted, the government should do the needful before the National Assembly because that is the process. “We expect that the National Assembly will play its part in speedily considering the bill that will be placed before it and do everything possible for Nigerian workers to have a new minimum wage.’’