In a bid to prevent an indefinite strike by organised labour in protest over unresolved issues relating to fuel subsidy palliatives, the Federal Government has fixed a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday.
Minister of Labour, Simon Bako Lalong, has invited the NLC for another meeting over its planned indefinite strike.
The statement from his: “Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Simon Bako Lalong, who sent the invite to the leadership of the NLC, specifically directed the Department of Trade Unions Services and Industrial Relations to convene a meeting with the leadership of the organised labour for Monday, September 18, 2023.
“The minister, who directed the Department of Trade Unions Services and Industrial Relations to convene a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for Monday 18th September 2023, said it was important that the unions sit with government to resolve all pending matters to avert further disruption to the economy.”
