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Olabode Adaramola
The Organised Labour in Niger state has suspended it one week old strike action embarked over non implementation of N30,000 minimum wage after reaching agreement with state government to commence payment from 1st February 2020.
The organized Labour in a press statement in Minna on sunday said that the strike was suspended because the government has agreed on it demands.
Among the aggreements were the payment of arrears of two months salary to state workers while local government workers will be paid three months’ arrears.
The statement signed by chairman of State Chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) Comrade Yahaya Garba and his counterpart in TUC Comrade Tanimu, also stated that the government has agreed to immediately commence refund of 7.5percent money deducted from workers’ salaries over the years.
According to the statement, “that government agreed to increase its contribution from 10.5percent to 13percent to address the 7.5percent pension arrears”, the statement read in part.
The labour laeaders also said that government has agreed to set aside 20percent of its Internally Generated Revenue IGR for the payment of pension liabilities.
The Union leaders commended the residents of the state, workers and other stakeholders for the show of solidarity during the strike while calling on workers to return back to work without fear of molestation.
