Nasarawa to replace striking workers with fresh graduates
Tue Jul 12, 2016 08:52:am Politics
2K By sosa hills
A group of unemployed graduates joined by some workers under the local government administration and their development areas on Monday, demonstrated against labour actions embarked upon last week.
The group who claimed they are graduates but unemployed said they are set for the replacement of the striking civil servants in the state.
They stated that in view of the current predicament, it has become imperative for them to call on the striking workers of the state to accept the decision of the state government in good faith, hence the review is within the Minimum Wage Act of 2011.
Speaking on behalf of the group, their President, Comrade Musa Yusuf, pointed out that they are protesting against labour actions in absolute dissatisfaction with the ongoing strike in the state.
Nassarawa Nassarawa State Governor, Tanko Al-Makura, also appealed to the workers to return to work, recalling that the state was among the first in the country to implement the N18,000 minimum wage in 2011.
"I want to appeal to the striking workers to go back to work as the decision by the state government to review their salary downward was a result of dwindling economy.
"It is also caused by the fall in the price of crude oil and declining allocation from the Federation Account.
"The state government will take stock of attendance of striking workers that return to work and invite applications from graduates in order to replace those still on strike," the governor said.
The group who claimed they are graduates but unemployed said they are set for the replacement of the striking civil servants in the state.
They stated that in view of the current predicament, it has become imperative for them to call on the striking workers of the state to accept the decision of the state government in good faith, hence the review is within the Minimum Wage Act of 2011.
Speaking on behalf of the group, their President, Comrade Musa Yusuf, pointed out that they are protesting against labour actions in absolute dissatisfaction with the ongoing strike in the state.
Nassarawa Nassarawa State Governor, Tanko Al-Makura, also appealed to the workers to return to work, recalling that the state was among the first in the country to implement the N18,000 minimum wage in 2011.
"I want to appeal to the striking workers to go back to work as the decision by the state government to review their salary downward was a result of dwindling economy.
"It is also caused by the fall in the price of crude oil and declining allocation from the Federation Account.
"The state government will take stock of attendance of striking workers that return to work and invite applications from graduates in order to replace those still on strike," the governor said.
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