Minimum wage: Ogun workers begin warning strike Thursday

Workers in Ogun State have announced the
commencement of a two- day warning strike on
Thursday to protest the failure of the state
government to negotiate the implementation of
the new minimum wage with them.
The workers , under the aegis of Organised
Labour in the state , said their colleagues in the
state and local government civil / public services
would proceed on the warning strike from
Thursday and Friday .

This was contained in a statement jointly
signed by the chairman of Trade Union
Congress , Olubunmi Fajobi , his counterpart in
the Nigeria Labour Congress , Bankole
Emmanuel ; Chairman , Joint National Congress ,
Folorunsho Olanrewaju , and the Coordinating
Secretary , Adebiyi Olusegun .
In the notice of strike sent to the governor and
obtained by our correspondent , the workers
threatened to embark on an indefinite strike by
January if the government failed to yield to
their demands after the warning strike .
The notice of indefinite strike reads in part ,
“ The Congress of Organised Labour in Ogun
State , today ( Monday) , after an exhaustive
deliberation and review of actions taken by its
leadership in getting the state government to
negotiations ’ table and the nonchalant attitude
thereon and also mindful of the directive of
national joint public service negotiation council
that all negotiations towards consequential
adjustment in the state must be concluded by
December 31 , 2019 , resolved that a two- day
warning strike would be embarked upon
starting from Thursday to Friday.
“ We must add that at the expiration of the
warning strike , if the state government fails to
respond to our demands , all workers in the
public service of Ogun State shall proceed on
an indefinite strike from January 2 , 2020 . ”