Minimum wage: Labour set to begin nationwide strike on October 16
Minimum wage: Labour set to begin nationwide strike on October 16 Dailynaijamode Labour unions said if government fails to meet workers’ demands before the ultimatum they issued, there would be industrial crisis in the country. Nigeria Labour Congress. (Daily Post) Due to the non-implementation of the new minimum wage, leaders of labour unions have resolved to start a nationwide strike on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. According to the President of Trade Union Congress, Quadri Olaleye, if the government failed to implement the new minimum wage by the close of work on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, the labour unions would be forced to start the main industrial action the following day with any warning strike. At the end of their meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, leaders of labour unions in a communique said if the government failed to hold a meeting with them and accept the demands on the new salary scale for workers, there would be industrial crisis in the country.