By NIGERIA’S organised labour under the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), have suspended the indefinite nationwide strike started on Monday for one week.
The suspension is to give room for the Tripartite Committee on New Minimum Wage to conclude its negotiations.
Joint National Executive Council of NLC and TUC concluded a meeting in Abuja minutes ago.
A member of the NEC, said the organised labour has decided to suspend the action as a sign of good faith following the agreement reached at the meeting between labour and the Federal Government at the instance of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Monday night.
However, the joint NEC meeting, the source said, has empowered the leadership of the NLC and TUC to resume the indefinite nationwide action should the government fail to offer Nigerian workers a substantial amount as minimum wage or not conclude the negotiation in one week starting from today.
As of the time of filling this report, the two labour centres were drafting a communique to the effect of the suspension of the strike.
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