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FG Meets Organised Labour Over Nationwide Strike
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Representatives of the Federal Government are currently meeting with Organiaed Labour over the ongoing nationwide strike.
This online media platform reports learned that the meeting is underway at the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) in Abuja.
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Present at the meeting include the NSA, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Bako Lalong, and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyeajeocha, among other government officials.
Also present at the meeting are Labour leaders led by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) President, Comrade Festus Osifo, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Secretary General, Emmanuel Ugboaja, and other union leaders.
Recall that the NLC and TUC, on Tuesday, declared an indefinite nationwide strike to protest the assault on the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and other labour leaders in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on November 1.
Other grievances of Organized Labour include outstanding salary arrears, unjust declaration of 11,000 workers as ghost employees, unsettled gratuities, non-compliance with the N30,000 minimum wage act, and declaration of 10,000 pensioners as ghost retirees.
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In a move to stop the nationwide strike, the Federal Government went to court and got an injuction restraining the NLC and TUC from embarking on the industrial action, but the unions commenced the strike despite the court order.
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