Weeks after the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu, some state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress have commenced moves to negotiate with respective state governments on ways to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy, The PUNCH has learnt.
This is as the organised labour at the national level vowed to ensure strict compliance with agreements reached in states.
The PUNCH reports that during his inaugural speech at Eagle Square in Abuja, Tinubu said the era of subsidy on fuel had ended, adding that with the 2023 budget making no provision for fuel subsidy.
The organised labour has been engaging the Federal Government to provide palliative measures to cushion the effect of subsidy removal on workers.
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