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Abia State chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress has called an emergency meeting as the indefinite strike declared by the Organised Labour begins Monday.
The Organised Labour had declared the strike on Friday, premising its decision on the failure of the Federal Government to increase its proposed minimum wage of N60,000.
However reacting to the development, the Abia State NLC chairman, Ogbonnaya Okoro, said though the strike secular came late Friday, the state chapter would follow the appropriate procedure by notifying the state government by Monday before joining the industrial action.
He said, “We will join. We start mobilisation and join others. The order is just coming tonight and we will communicate with them on Monday. It will begin on Monday and will not stop on Monday.
“The offices are not open on weekends and we will not go beyond the law. The arrangement came suddenly. We will follow the due process and serve them. We will call for a state emergency meeting on Monday. We will do the necessary things so that we will not be faulted,” he explained.
