The Nigerian Government will consider the list of demands from the Trade Union Congress (TUC) which includes minimum wage, a government spokesperson, Dele Alake, said on Sunday. Representatives of the government met with representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Sunday over the workers union’s demand that the fuel subsidy removal as announced by President Bola Tinubu last Monday should be reverted.
Fuel Subsidy Removal: Tinubu Government To Set Up Committee To Review Minimum Wage, Consider Trade Union Congress’ DemandsRepresentatives of the government met with representatives of the Trade Union Congress at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Sunday over the workers union’s demand that the fuel subsidy removal as announced by President Bola Tinubu last Monday should be reverted.
Representatives of the government met with representatives of the Trade Union Congress at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Sunday over the workers union’s demand that the fuel subsidy removal as announced by President Bola Tinubu last Monday should be reverted. Alake told State House correspondents after the meeting which lasted for about three hours that the government would also look at the practicability of the demands made by the TUC, Channels TV reports.Alake said President Tinubu will constitute a tripartite committee to include states and organised labour and the private sector to study the dynamics of the minimum wage augmentation to reach an amicable conclusion.
He said the government was making efforts to reach the NLC as the parties agreed to reconvene on Tuesday, 24 hours before a scheduled strike by the labour congress.Meanwhile, the TUC has insisted that the government should revert to the old price of fuel while discussions continue.President of the TUC, Festus Osifo, said the union was hopeful as the government had promised to look into their demands, on top of which is a review of the current minimum wage.
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