Unions Threaten Fresh Protest In Ekiti State Over Minimum Wage

The organised labour unions have threatened fresh industrial unrest in  Ekiti State should governor Kayode Fayemi  fails to implement the new minimum wage in January 2021.

The unions, in a  communique signed by the Chairmen of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrades Kolapo Olatunde, Trade Union Congress (TUC)  Sola Adigun and Joint Negotiating Committee, Kayode Fatomiluyi  claimed to have reached certain agreement with the governor on the matter .

Recall that Fayemi  after the minimum wage was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018, had  implemented the payment for workers  on grade levels 01 and 06, promising to effect across board when the finances of the state improve.

Labour  groups however, demanded the  implementation  of  the N30,000 minimum wage and the consequential adjustment to workers across board by January .

It also demanded that Governor  Fayemi must pay all the promotion and salary arrears to all categories of workers as negotiated, to avert labour unrest in Ekiti.

The  labour directed “that the agreed New minimum wage and consequential adjustment table should be sustained without any concession.

“That the new minimum wage and consequential adjustmen  implementation should commence  for payment in January  2021 with the accruable arrears from April 2020 .

“That the organized labour should with immediate effect report to the enlarged workers at the State Secretariat complex to allow adequate information to the generality of the workforce.

“That all arrears of promotions for  years 2017, 2018 and 2019 ; arrears of leave bonuses for years 2016, 2017,2018,2019 and 2020  as well as 6 years for Local governments  , subvented institutions and four years for State workers salary arrears and deductions should be paid in earnest.