By Our Correspondent in Ilorin
The organised labour, under the aegis of Joint Kwara Labour Congress (KJLC),has given the state14-day altimatum to the state government to meet the demands of workers on the payment of the new minimum.
The the altimatum was due to the brick wall that hit the meeting between the labour and the state government on the issue.
This is contained in a communiqué jointly signed by Chairmen of the Nigeria Labour
Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiation
Committee (JNC), Aliyu Issa Ore, Kolawole Olumoh and Saliu Suleiman in Ilorin on Tuesday.
The labour also,therefore, enjoined to its members to observe three-day fasting and prayer; between February 5 and February 7, for their demands on the minimum wage to be met.
“The movement in Kwara state wishes to debunk the submission
of the Commissioner of Finance that, the committee has concluded the table for the new minimum wage.
The state government had in a radio programme told the people of the that the joint negotiating committee had concluded the table to be used for the payment of the minimum wage.
“The labour representatives at the committee rejected the table
presented by the government in totality and wish to inform the workers that its meeting ended in deadlock.
“In view of the above, therefore, the labour movement should not be held responsible for any industrial action that may be deployed to press home our legitimate demands,”the labour warned.
The communiqué added that “the entire workers in the state appreciated the unity/doggedness and resoluteness of the labour leaders and promised their full support to achieve our set goals,” it said.
