The Anambra State workers on Monday rejected the state government minimum wage implementation and gave 14 days ultimatum to implement the agreed template of 30,000 or face industrial action. In a communique issued​ at the end of the state executive council meeting of the organised Labour on the implementation of the new minimum wage and it’s consequential adjustment by the Anambra State chapter held at labour house Awka, the workers expressed​ dissatisfaction over the​ non-implementation of the agreement reached between the labour​ and state government. The communique was jointly signed by the​ Joint​ Negotiations Council (JNC) chairman, comrade Benson Jibike; chairman of Anambra State chapter of Nigerian union labour NLC, comrade Jerry​ Nnubia; the state chairman of Trade Union Congress TUC, comrade Ifeanyi​ Okechukwu; Acting Secretary of​ JNC/secretary of Anambra State Civil service of Nigeria ASCSN Barr. The organised labour disturbed by the government action, gave the state government 14 days ultimatum with effect from Tuesday 4th of February to implement the agreement reached or risk industrial action. They just added two and five thousand naira on the salary, without telling us how they came about it,” he stated.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 03, 2020 18:33 UTC