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The Aborted Strike: Agreement between
Labour and Govt Newsdiaryonline Thur
July 21,2011
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE LABOUR MOVEMENT
REPRESENTED BY THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC)AND THE TRADE
UNION CONGRESS (TUC) ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW NATIONAL
MINIMUM WAGE ACT 2011
The Federal Government agrees to comply with the New National
Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2011.
2. The Federal
Government shall conclude negotiations with Labour on the
implementation of the New National Minimum Wage not later than
31st July, 2011.
3. Detailed
negotiations on the relativity implications(s) of the
implementation of the New National Minimum
Wage Act, 2011 will be concluded not later than 31st
July, 2011.
4. The new wages
will be implemented with effect from 1st August 2011.
5. The arrears of
the new wage with effect from 23rd March 2011 will be
paid not later than 31st August, 2011.
6. No worker shall
be victimized in any manner or form as a consequence of the
implementation of the New National Minimum Wage.
7. In line with the
Agreement earlier reached with the Federal Government and State
Governors, Labour resolves to suspend the 3-day warning strike
across the country.
GOVERNMENT
FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS
Signed
Signed
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim,
GCON
Com. Abdulwahed Ibrahim
Omar
Secretary to the Government of the Federation
President, Nigeria Labour Congress
Chief Emeka Wogu
Com. Peter Esele
Honourable Minister of Labour
President, Trade Union Congress
Prof. O.A. Afolabi, OON
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation
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