Labour to embark on a two days warning strike in Cross River over minimum wage.
Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Jigawa, Borno, Edo, Kwara, Nasarawa, Taraba, Ekiti, Bauchi, Yobe, Imo, Plateau, and the Federal Capital Territory have all adopted the N70,000 minimum wage.
However, despite warnings from the NLC, Katsina, Zamfara, and Cross River are yet to implement the new wage, potentially risking a shutdown of activities in these states.
On Monday, Cross River labour unions called civil servants to embark on a two-day warning strike on December 2, demanding a N70,000 minimum wage.
Labour leaders revealed that the committee’s first session ended in a stalemate due to what they saw as government delay tactics, including attempts to push discussions to January.
Civil servants felt disappointed when Governor Otu announced a N40,000 minimum wage on May 1 in Calabar.
Otu justified the N40,000 wage, citing the state’s limited resources, reduced federal allocation, and weak Gross Domestic Product. He emphasized aligning the new wage with economic realities, not sentiments.
Workers had high expectations, drawing comparisons with governors from states like Edo, Lagos, and Rivers, making the N40,000 announcement more unexpected.
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