The Government of Cross River has approved N70,000 as minimum wage for state civil servants effective Dec. 1.
The approval was given in addition to the consequential adjustment across all cadre of the state workforce.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that signing of the agreement between the government and labour was reached following series of meetings that started on Thursday.
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) Chairman, Monday Ogbodum while confirming the development, said that the unions will hold a congress on Monday to decide the next line of action.
“It is true that we have reached and signed agreement of the implementation of the new minimum wage with the government. This also includes the consequential adjustment.
“This agreement was reached taken the peculiarity of the state into consideration,” he stated.
On whether the labour will be joining the strike proposed to start this (Sunday) midnight, Ogbodum said, “we will be meeting on Modnay to decide on the next line of action.”
NAN reports that some state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will begin strike on Monday to demand the implementation of the N70,000 new minimum wage.
The decision follows alleged persistent delays by some state governments to adopt and implement the 2024 National Minimum Wage Act.
The strike is expected to affect workers in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
These states have reportedly failed to adopt the new wage structure, leaving workers frustrated.(NAN)
