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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has directed all workers in the six area councils of the FCT to begin an indefinite strike from Dec. 1, over non implementation of the National Minimum Wage.
The chairman of the council, Mr Knabanyi Adalo, gave the directive in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.
Idalo explained that this was in adherence to the communique by the NLC National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Nov. 8 in Port Harcourt, Rivers.
Idalo said that the organised labour had a meeting on Nov. 12, during which they unanimously resolved to adhere strictly to the national directive to embark on an indefinite strike.
He said this directive is subject to any government’s failure to implement the national minimum wage on or before the last day of November.
“The state administrative council also noted with deep frustration the persistent delay and outright refusal by the area councils’ chairmen to pay some pending entitlements to the workers, including the outstanding arrears of primary school teachers,” Adalo said.
According to him, failure to implement the new national minimum wage is a gross violation of the law and total disregard for the welfare and well-being of workers in the area councils.
“Therefore, all workers in the six area councils in FCT are hereby directed without hesitation to proceed on an indefinite strike beginning from Dec. 1 until further directives,” he said. (NAN)
