Ogun workers threaten to go on strike over minimum wage demands

The Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to go on a two-day strike to pressure the state government to set up a negotiation committee to push for its demand on the minimum wage.

The threat was jointly issued in a statement on Monday by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

In the statement signed by Emmanuel Bankole (NLC), Olubunmi Fajobi (TUC) and Olanrewaju Folorunso, the labour unions alleged that the state government had deliberately refused to set up a negotiation committee that would determine the consequential adjustments of the newly signed wage law.

They said the state government had “deliberately ignored our letters and various calls for the constitution of the negotiation committee.”

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The unions further said they had demonstrated maturity and perseverance while complying with the rule of law.

“It will interest the general public to note that neither acknowledgement nor invitation was received from the state government,” the statement said.

The statement also added that the failure of the government to accede to the workers’ demands would lead to an indefinite strike on Jan. 2, 2020.

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