The Federal Government has invited the Nigerian Labour Congress over the union’s plan to go on indefinite strike.
Labour and Employment Minister Simon Lalong has invited them for discussions while the NLC is planning a nationwide shutdown owing to the removal of fuel subsidy and the hardship in the country.
The Minister who directed the Department of Trade Unions Services and Industrial Relations to convene a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress says it was important that the Unions sit with Government to resolve all pending matters to avert further disruption to the economy.”
The minister reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s government’s commitment to “always engage the organised labour and respond to its concerns after due consultation and negotiations.