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The organised labour in Ekiti state has rejected the decision of the State government to suspend the payment of consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage to workers in the state.
The unions also frowned at the government’s plans to review subventions to higher institutions, which they said would further worsen the economic life of the workers.
The state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi had two weeks ago at a stakeholder meeting on the finance of the state said payment of the consequential adjustment for senior workers would be suspended and subventions to institutions review due to dwindling financial fortune of the state.
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Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti
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.
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Ekiti labour reverts to congress over minimum wage The Punch
Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti
BARRING any last minute hitch, the organised labour in Ekiti State will on Tuesday hold a joint congress to determine the way forward following a logjam in the negotiation over payment of the new minimum to workers.
The organised labour in a circular on Sunday titled, ‘important information’, said, “The meeting (on minimum wage negotiation) that took place on Thursday December 24, 2020, was far from the expectations of the entire workforce because government shifted the goal post when the document was billed for signature.
“Flowing from the above, it is very expedient and necessary to brief the joint congress of Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and Joint Negotiating Council on these unexpected developments on Tuesday 29, December.”