The Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage (TCNMW) says it will hold its eighth meeting on Tuesday, June 4, to continue negotiations.

Ekpo Nta, member and secretary of the committee, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

Mr Nta said, “I respectfully invite you to attend the eighth meeting of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage.

“The meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Area 11, Abuja, at 10:00 a.m. prompt.’’

He said the minutes of the seventh meeting, the draft agenda for the eighth meeting, and the Zoom link for virtual attendance will be forwarded in due course.

Mr Nta called on the committee’s chairman, members and observers to take note.

Organised labour, at the seventh TCNMW meeting, expressed disappointment that no governor was present at the last meeting.

Labour had also complained that ministers were absent except the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, who also doubles as a conciliator.

Labour said there was none present on the side of the government with appropriate authority to commit them to any outcome.

Meanwhile, labour has begun an indefinite nationwide strike following the federal government’s failure to meet their demand for the new minimum wage.

The federal government was offering N60,000 as the new national minimum wage for workers in the country, while Labour demanded N470,000.

(NAN)