Towards finding a common ground on the demands of the Organized Labour, the Federal Government and the organized labour on Monday night agreed to continue negotiation.
While the organized labour demanded N494,000 Minimum wage in the face of the current economic realities and reversal of the hike in electricity rate, the Federal Government had offered 60,000 minimum wage.
This had made the Organized Labour embarked on strike from Sunday midnight which had grounded airports, ports, schools, Judiciary, power and water supply among other effects.
To resolve the issue, a meeting was called on Monday evening by the Federal Government at the office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, which the Labour leaders attended.
Earlier meeting held with the Senate President on Sunday was not fruitful as it could not stop the strike action
At the end of the meeting on Monday night, resolutions of the meeting were signed for the Federal Government of Nigeria by Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha. It was signed for the Organised Labour:, President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero and President, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo
It reads "Further to the negotiation by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage (NMW) and subsequent withdrawal of Labour from negotiation, the Leadership of the National Assembly intervened on 2nd June, 2024. The Organised Labour declared nationwide strike on Monday, 3rd June, 2024 to drive home its demands.
"The Federal Government, in the National interest, convened a meeting with Labour held in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on Monday 3rd June, with a view to ending the strike action.
"After exhaustive deliberation and engagement by both parties, the following resolutions were reached:
"The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria is committed to a National Minimum Wage that is higher than N60,000;
"Arising from the above, the Tripartite Committee is to meet everyday for the next one week with a view to arriving at an agreeable National Minimum Wage;
"Labour in deference to the high esteem of the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria's commitment in (ii) above undertakes to convene a meeting of its organs immediately to consider this commitment; and
"No worker would be victimized as a result of the industrial action." it stated