NEW MINIMUM WAGE: Osun workers pledge readiness to join nationwide strike

Workers in Osun Monday pledged their readiness to join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the proposed nationwide strike on October 16 if the Federal Government and labour failed to reach agreement on consequential adjustment on the wage increase.

The chairman of the state chapter of NLC, Mr Jacob Adekomi, revealed this to newsmen on Monday in Osogbo.

He said directive on the proposed strike by the national headquarters of the congress had been received, adding that it would strictly be obeyed.

Meanwhile, the NLC General Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, had in a circular, directed the state councils of the congress to mobilise members for the strike in case the negotiations between government and the union slated for Tuesday, broke down.

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“It is quite unfortunate in this country that you do not get your right easily.

“The language employers of labour understand is agitation, which is quite unfortunate.

“It is about precedent now, if you want to get your right here, you have to do the unthinkable.

“It is the unthinkable language that they do understand,” he said.

Adekomi, however, expressed the hope that the issue of consequential adjustment on the minimum wage implementation would be resolved between now and Tuesday.

“It is not about the issue of strike. It is about getting our demands. Nobody is interested in strike but what we are saying is give us what is due to us’’.

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