Minimum wage: Mixed reactions trail suspension of strike
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i think nlc should have informed us the amount reached at their last meeting before suspending the strike as government can change its mind anytime1 a cross-section of workers on tuesday in abuja expressed mixed reactions on organised labours suspension of the nov. 6 proposed strike to press for the implementation of a new national minimum wage1 some workers who spoke in separate interviews with the news agency of nigeria nan commended the unions and the federal government for reaching an agreement1 mr idris abdullahi a civil servant praised the unions for being resilient1 according to him before the suspension of the industrial action the union leaders are sure that the government will not renege1 is a good thing the strike was called off it shows that the government is on the same page with organised labour he said1 mr lonnie james a health worker commended the unions for ensuring that the government obliged workers demand1 the truth is that workers do not want to shut down the economy but workers are suffering and the only way to get the government attention is through strike1 i am glad that the issue was resolved without going on strike1 mrs joy hassan a civil servant said that the strike was called off in a hurry adding that they did not tell nigerians how much government agreed to pay1 the nigeria labour congress nlc trade union congress tuc and united labour congress ulc was scheduled to commence strike by 12 midnight of nov. 5 but suspended the action on monday night after a meeting of the tripartite committee 1 if tomorrow the federal government comes out to tell us that they cannot pay more than n24000 labour will find it difficult to regroup1 she stressed that nigeria workers need the increment adding the suffering is too much1 mr yusuf mustarpha a teacher at the government secondary school wuse expressed dissatisfaction on the way the strike was suspended stressing that the must ensure implementation of agreement reached1 according to him the proposed n30000 that was initially agreed on should be seen as a starting point1 labour leadersshould follow up until implementation in order to put smiles on the faces of workers that have endured for so long1 nlc president ayuba wabba had explained that the strike was suspended after agreements and documents were signed1 having reached this position and agreements signed the proposed strike is hereby suspended he said1 wabba however refused to disclose the exact figure agreed by the committee1 he said that the amount would only be made public after presentation of the report to president muhammadu buhari. nan1