THE Federal Government has agreed to send the recommended N30,000 minimum wage for workers to the National Assembly for appropriate legal backing.
The date agreed upon by Federal Government representatives and labour leaders on Tuesday at the end of a meeting held at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in Abuja was January 23, 2019.
Talks between government representatives and labour leaders on how to avert an impending nationwide strike over the minimum wage crisis collapsed last Friday. Another meeting fixed for Monday, January 7, 2018 could not hold.
However, Tuesday’s meeting held after labour leaders led their members on a mass protest in Abuja against the Federal Government over the delay in implementing the N30,000 minimum wage for workers.
The labour unions agreed to the date, but warned it would not tolerate a breach.
The unions threatened the process will be reviewed with necessary action taken without reverting to the government.
The national president of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, urged the government to keep to the date so that the process can be completed.
Tuesday’s meeting held between 1p.m. and 3:30p.m. at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.