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The organised labour in Ekiti State has resolved to mobile for protest in the first week of January to press home its demand for the payment of minimum wage and consequential adjustment to public sector workers.
The organised labour, comprising Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Council and Joint Negotiating Council .rose from a meeting on Tuesday, insisting on payment of the minimum wage as agreed between the state government and organised labour last Tuesday ad implementation effective from January.
Trouble started on Thursday last week when labour accused the state government of bringing in fresh proposal as against the one earlier agreed upon.
By Rotimi Ojomoyela
LABOUR unions in Ekiti State, yesterday, threatened to shut down activities of the state government if Governor Kayode Fayemi fails to implement the N30,000 minimum wages and the consequential adjustment to workers across board.
The unions, who threatened to protest next week, said that the only way the labour crisis could be averted is the payment of all the promotion and salary arrears to all categories of workers as negotiated.
Shortly after the minimum wage was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018, Governor Fayemi implemented the payment to workers on grade levels 01 and 06, promising to effect it across board when the finances of the state improved.
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By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado Ekiti
Labour crisis looms in Ekiti as workers in the state on Wednesday threatened a showdown with the government in the new year if Governor Kayode Fayemi fails to implement the N30,000 minimum wage and the consequential adjustment to workers across the board.
The labour, which threatened to protest next week, said that the only way labour crisis could be averted, is the payment of all the promotion and salary arrears to all categories of workers as negotiated
Labour workers in Ekiti State on Wednesday threatened to embark on strike if the state governor, Kayode Fayemi, does not implement the N30,000 minimum wage approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The threat to embark on a strike to welcome the state into the new year was disclosed in a meeting held by trade unions operating in the state on Tuesday evening.
However, the disclosure was conveyed through a communique made available to journalists on Wednesday, signed by the Chairmen of Nigerian Labour Congress, Kolapo Olatunde; Trade Union Congress, Sola Adigun, and Joint Negotiating Committee, Kayode Fatomiluyi.
According to the labour unions, the only way the strike which is to hold next week can be averted, is if the payment of all the promotion and salary arrears to all categories of workers as negotiated are made.
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The organised labour in Ekiti State has threatened to welcome the state government into the new year with a protest if Governor Kayode Fayemi’s administration fails to implement the N30,000 minimum wage and the consequential adjustment to workers across board.
The labour, which threatened to protest next week, demanded that Governor Fayemi must pay all the promotion and salary arrears to all categories of workers as negotiated, to avert labour unrest in Ekiti.
Shortly after the minimum wage was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018, Governor Fayemi implemented the payment to workers on grade levels 01 and 06, promising to effect across board when the finances of the state improved.