NLC Strike: We have stepped up efforts to end strike

NLC Strike: We have stepped up efforts to end strike – Presidency

The Presidency on Friday said it has stepped up efforts to convince labour unions in the country to call off their ongoing strike following the earlier meeting at which the government accepted their demand to reconvene the tripartite meeting on the proposed new national minimum wage.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja.

The presidential spokesman said the meeting between the labour leadership and the representatives of the employers of labour was now scheduled to reconvene on Thursday.

He said, “By its tripartite nature, the committee is made up of persons from the public sector, (Federal and State Governments) and the private sector made up of the largest private employer group and the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association.

“Other members include the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture and Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises.

“Invitation letters have since been dispatched to all the participants.

“At the moment, the Presidency understands that the combined leadership of the unions, having met and deliberated on the position of the government have now set in motion a process of consultations with their constituent members to determine their next line of action.”

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