Unions Hellbent on Shutting Down Nigeria Over Minimum Wage
The congress of unions are demanding an agreement by Thursday. Unions are accusing the government of "known intransigence and insensitivity to the collective plight of the people".
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Nigeria:
Minimum Wage - Labour Begins Nationwide Strike Thursday
Vanguard, 25 September 2018
Indications emerged, yesterday, that organised labour will, Thursday, commence a nationwide strike to force the Federal Government to announce its figure and ensure the completion… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt to Avert Strike Over Minimum Wage - Pepple
Daily Trust, 24 September 2018
The Federal Government said the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage would conclude its negotiation before the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum issued by the Nigeria… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Labour Urges Nigerians to Stockpile Necessities As Nationwide Strike Looms
Guardian, 25 September 2018
With twenty-four to the deadline given by organised labour to the Federal Government to announce a new national minimum of N65,000, the movement has urged Nigerians to stockpile… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Labour Declares Stand Today On Minimum Wage
Guardian, 24 September 2018
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is not ruling out strike to reopen stalled negotiations on its demand for better wages, NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, told The Guardian in an… Read more »
InFocus
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For two years, workers in Nigeria have been battling with the government for an upward review of the national minimum wage from the current U.S.$50. Labour unions had in a joint ... Read more »
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Labour unions have warned that workers will use their electoral power come 2019 against any government that refuses to pay the new minimum wage currently being negotiated. Unions ... Read more »