Governments across the 36 states of the country have been threatened with a two-day warning strike over the non-implementation of the newly approved national minimum wage.
The Trade Union Congress on Tuesday, November 26, said it would embark on a warning strike across states that fail to do the needful.
Speaking to journalists after the congress’ National Executive Council meeting, the TUC president, Festus Osifo said while some states have made progress with the minimum wage implementation, others remain significantly behind.
Osifo the non-implementation of the new minimum wage coupled with the high cost of living in the country was affecting workers and the downtrodden citizens.
He said, “But there are still some states like Zamfara and Cross River that are still backward, and that is why today the organised labour in Cross River is organising a two-day warning strike.
“If the government is not responsive, that two days will now escalate to an indefinite strike. In Zamfara, similar thing may likely happen.
“We are calling on them to quickly get to the table, have a conversation and reach a conclusion on what the consequential adjustment should be,”Osifo noted.
Several state governors have announced the approval of new minimum wage for its workers in line with the newly approved national wage which has been pegged at N70,000 by President Bola Tinubu.