KAYODE
ADELOWOKAN
The
Nigeria labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has announced
the suspension of the planned work stoppage/protest march scheduled to take
place in Lagos and Abuja respectively.
This
is contained in a Communique signed by NLC president, Comrade Abdulwahed Omar
and the congress’ acting general secretary, Comrade Chris Uyot at the end of
the emergency meeting of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Nigeria
Labour Congress (NLC) held on Tuesday at the Labour House, Abuja.
The
Communique said, “Resume without warning the suspended action if by the end of
April or there about, the Federal Government fails to implement all it has
promised to do”.
The
Congress said that the decision is in consideration of the fact that the
Federal Government has sufficiently met with the demands of the Congress and
National Union of Pensioners (NUP), including the setting up of a joint
Committee headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to
harmonise payments as well as resolve sundry matters connected with pension
payment and administration of pension funds.
The
Federal Government at a at the joint meeting with the Congress and the Trade
Union Congress on Monday night, April 8, 2013, among other things discussed
accepted to restore the check-off dues of the NUP which had been withheld for
one year. “Order the withdrawal from court, the case between the Federal
Government of Nigeria and Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) in respect of the
pension payment/matters”.
“Set
up a joint Committee of Labour and Government, headed by the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation (SGF) to resolve all issues pertaining to:
Immediate payment of all pension arrears to deserving pensioners; Re-visitation/resumption
of inconclusive verification exercises of 2010/2011 that left scores of
pensioners off the payroll; The review of pension payment to reflect 53.4% wage
increase to workers in 2010 and the payment of the N18, 000 minimum wage.
Perfect and fast-track the process of pension payment”.
The
Communique therefore mandated that the committee has till the end of April or
first week of May to complete its work.
Congress
however commended its workers and civil society allies for promptly mobilizing
for the planned work stoppage/protest march.
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