The Federal Government has announced plans to hold a crucial meeting with organized labor leaders at 3 pm on Monday in a bid to avert an impending strike across the country.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, made this announcement during an ongoing press briefing, clarifying that he had not previously engaged with the labor leaders due to a lack of adequate information from relevant departments.
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Lalong appealed to the leadership of both the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to use their influence to persuade all affiliated unions to postpone their planned two-day strike and the proposed total shutdown scheduled for 21 days from now.
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