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By Raymond Osho
ABEOKUTA – Organised Labour in Ogun state on Friday, September 18, 2020 announced the call-off of its seven days warning strike.
This comes after a closed door meeting between the state government and leadership of the organised Labour at the governor’s office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, where extensive deliberations were made on each of the workers’ requests.
Wokers in the state had on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, declared a warning strike due to state government refusal to implement wokers new minimum wage, payment of gratuity, arrears amongst others.
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly singed by representatives of the government and the Organised Labour after the meeting, the Labour Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Bankole said that the issues that triggered the strike had been acknowledged and considered thoroughly, hence, the decision to call-off the strike.
Bankole announced that the state government agreed to commence implementation of the new minimum wage, effective from October 2020.
The Labour Chairman also announced government readiness to commence payment of gratuity, outstanding promotion from 2018 to 2020 and other demand by the organised labour.
He stressed that the meeting also agreed to suspend actions on the proposed year 2020 pension amendment bill with plan to set up committee, comprising both representatives of government and labour side to take an in-depth look into the issue.
Speaking earlier, the Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi noted that, the past three days of the strike action has created tension in the state.
Talabi said the state government and labour have shifted ground irrespective of their differences.
His words, “After series of meetings, we have signed MoU and the MoU is a reflection of an amicable resolutions between both parties.
“For the past three days, the strike has created tension. But I’m happy to inform you that, both parties have shifted ground irrespective of our differences and constrain.”
