Organised labour in Kwara State on Monday said that workers in both state public service and local government areas of the state will commence an indefinite strike action over non-payment of N30,000 minimum wage by the state government on Tuesday. Damulak of the Akure Division of the Industrial Court, the order came as the labour unions directed its members to proceed on an indefinite strike from Tuesday unless the government accedes to its requests. The ex parte order has been served on the labour unions in Ilorin, the state capital, on Monday afternoon. The government has repeatedly said it was willing to pay the minimum wage based on a table that its resources can accommodate without halting its delivery of infrastructure and public services to the rest of the population. The labour, however, insists that the state government must sign the same minimum wage agreement for the state and local government workers.

Source: Nigerian Tribune October 12, 2020 16:30 UTC