The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday, said it cannot guarantee industrial peace and harmony, if state governors refuse to conclude negotiations and payment of the National Minimum Wage by December 31.
In a communique issued at the end of its meeting with state council chairmen on implementation of the national minimum wage, the union said there were three implementation categories in which all states fell into.
The communique was jointly signed by NLC President; Dr Ayuba Wabba, NLC General Secretary; Emmanuel Ugboaja and Abdulrafiu Adeniji; National Chairperson, Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (Trade Union Side).
The communique noted that Kaduna, Kebbi, Lagos and Adamawa have begun implementation and payment of the new minimum wage, while Jigawa had concluded negotiations but yet to make its first payment to workers.
It also noted that Borno, Abia, Kano, Bayelsa, Sokoto, Niger, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, Katsina and Zamfara State, have made up a negotiating committee between their state government and Labour, following consequential adjustments of salaries.
“States which have not put in place a Negotiating Committee between the State Government and Labour on the consequential change of salaries, include Bauchi, Yobe, Rivers, Benue, Gombe, Kwara, Imo, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo, Anambra, Taraba, Cross River, Ogun, Enugu, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kogi and Delta State.”
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The communique noted that Organised Labour in the states comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trades Union Congress, and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (Trade Union Side) would work in harmony to ensure that all workers enjoy the full benefit of the new National Minimum Wage.
The union urged state chairmen to immediately convoke an emergency State Executive Council meeting and State Congress of all workers to brief them of the outcome of the stakeholders’ meeting on the new national minimum wage implementation.
“States that are still on the discussion table (Category 2) should expedite discussions to conclude the negotiations by the 31st of December 2019.
“States which have not started discussion should quickly make up a Negotiating Committee and expeditiously conclude discussions on salary change consequent on the new national minimum wage by 31st December 2019.
“If any state cannot comply with these resolutions by 31st December 2019, organised labour would not guarantee industrial harmony in such states,” it added.
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