The organised labour, under the auspices of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Monday, barricaded the Plateau Government Secretariat, over the ongoing workers’ strike.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the organised labour declared the industrial action after months of failed negotiations with the Federal Government over a New Minimum Wage (NMW).
Mr Sunday Akin, Plateau NLC Vice Chairman, who led the enforcement, said that there was a high level of compliance from Plateau workers.
Akin told NAN that, apart from the state secretariat, the NLC/TUC monitoring teams were going around organisations to ensure compliance.
“We will continue with the action until further directives from our headquarters.
“As you are aware, the strike is an indefinite one, and workers will continue to stay at home till further notice,” he said.
Dr Dalyop Badung, Plateau NLC, told NAN that there was effective compliance by workers, except at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Jos Network Centre and NHIS office, where the monitoring team had to enforce compliance.
Badung said that workers would continue to sit at home till the government agreed on a new minimum wage and withdrew the electricity hiked tariff.
NAN reports that the Plateau councils of the NLC and TUC had on Sunday in a statement, urged all affiliate unions to fully mobilise their members for the industrial action.
“Comrades, this is to remind you of the commencement of a nationwide strike commencing on Monday, June 3, 2024, as a result of the failure of the government to agree on a new national minimum wage with organised labour.
“The strike is also for the government to withdraw the unilateral hike in the tariff of electricity in the country.
“Consequent upon this, you are urged to immediately mobilise your members to commence the strike as directed, please,” the two unions said in the statement. (NAN)