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Details Of Organized Labour’s Joint NEC Communique Released
The organized Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have released a joint communique capturing its deliberations at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, which was held on Tuesday.
According to the statement signed by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero and TUC president, Festus Osifo, which was posted on its official X handle and its website on Tuesday, the NEC reviewed the offer from the Federal Government of Nigeria concerning a higher national minimum wage above N60,000.
The NEC also reviewed the government’s position on other critical demands, particularly the reversal of the electricity tariff hike and the cessation of the discriminatory classification of electricity consumers into Bands.
The statement read, “The NEC-in-session further examined the circumstances behind our withdrawal from the Tripartite national minimum wage negotiation process within the context of the behaviour of the federal government towards the exercise and the content of the Understanding reached with organized Labour.”
On the National Minimum Wage, the NEC said, “The NEC-in-Session acknowledges the personal offer by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; His Excellency Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to commit to a higher National Minimum Wage above the N60,000 (Sixty thousand Naira) on offer.”
On Electricity Tariff Hike and Classification, the NEC expressed dissatisfaction:
“The NEC-in-Session is deeply disappointed by the government’s silence and lack of concrete action regarding the reversal of the electricity tariff hike and the abolition of the apartheid classification of electricity consumers into Bands.
“The NEC reaffirms that these issues are critical to alleviating the financial burden on Nigerian workers and the general populace. The electricity tariff hike and discriminatory Band classification remain unacceptable and must be addressed alongside the wage increase.”
Explaining why it is withdrawing from the Wage Setting Process, the Council said, “The NEC-in- session frowned at the refusal of the federal government to go beyond the N60,000 (Six thousand Naira) at the ongoing national minimum wage negotiation exercise which compelled our withdrawal.
“The NEC-in-session affirms that the federal government has agreed that their offer of N60,000 (Sixty thousand Naira) was not sufficient and has therefore shown commitment to making a better Wage offer to Nigerian workers and reaching agreement on the same within one week.
In view of the deliberations, the NEC-in-session made the resolve below:
“There is a greater need to create the right ambience for negotiation to continue unhindered. The indefinite nationwide strike action is therefore relaxed for One Week from today to allow the Federal Government commit to a concrete and acceptable National Minimum Wage; take definitive steps to reverse the electricity tariff hike back to N66/kwh and abolish the discriminatory classification of electricity consumers into Bands.
“The NLC and TUC National Leadership are mandated to continue to maintain open channels of communication with the Federal Government to negotiate and secure favourable outcomes for Nigerian workers and people.
” All affiliate unions and State Councils are therefore directed to Relax the indefinite nationwide strike and return to their respective workplaces immediately.”
The NEC-in-Session concluded the statement by expressing profound gratitude to Nigerian workers and the general public for their unwavering support and solidarity in this critical struggle for improved living and working conditions.
“The NLC and TUC remain committed to pursuing all necessary actions to protect the rights and welfare of all Nigerian people and workers as we urge all to await further directives while the negotiation continues.”
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