The organised labour in Ekiti, on Monday rejected Gov. Kayode Fayemi’s proposal to withdraw payment of the earlier agreed minimum wage’s consequential adjustment for senior category of civil servants.
The governor gave poor state of economy for the reasons. In a statement in Ado Ekiti, jointly signed by labour leaders, comprising; NLC, TUC and JNC said they met with the governor where their stand was made known to him.
The union leaders said there was no going back on their resolution.” We met with the Mr Governor today on the state of the economy and the position of the entire workforce was made known to him
.”The workers of Ekiti state reject any withdrawal of minimum wage and consequential adjustment payment by the state which is a product of a process that has been signed into law by the President.”
In the same vein, the labour movement rejected any stoppage of subvention to all the subvented educational institutions in Ekiti state, as proposed”
We viewed any attempt under any guise to further impoverish the living standard of workers and all vulnerable groups in Ekiti State as inhuman and unacceptable.”
To this end, the state organised Labour further advocate the inclusion of GL 13- GL 17 in the implementation of the consequential adjustment payment among other arrears of workers welfare.”
Consequently, the leadership of the organised labour promised the entire workers that there is no way we will comprise on their welfare in the state”
Hence, workers should be rest assured of our commitment at all times to their yearnings and aspirations,” the union leaders said.
