NLC Shuts Down LTV, Eko FM, Traffic Radio Over Unpaid N85,000 Minimum Wage

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has shut down Lagos Television (LTV), Eko FM/Radio Lagos, and Lagos Traffic Radio over the non-implementation of the N85,000 minimum wage approved by the Lagos State government for state-owned radio stations.
The aggrieved workers had notified the management three weeks earlier of their intention to strike.
The shutdown was coordinated by the Lagos State chapter of the NLC and workers from the three stations under the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU).
The union had previously engaged in dialogue with the management, but after failed negotiations, they issued a 21-day ultimatum, which was not honored.
During the protest, the workers blocked the entrance and exit of the Agidingbi complex, displaying placards with messages such as, “Give us Oracle and take the revenue generated, Oracle is the answer, it’s all we need, Pay us Minimum Wage.”
State NLC Chairman, Comrade Funmi Sessi, who led the demonstration, emphasized the peaceful nature of the protest, stating, “We started peacefully, and we are going to end it peacefully. Nobody is going to push us through the wall. I assure everybody that we shall be peaceful because we are Lagosians.
“We are here this morning you can see the workers of government in communication departments that is LTV, Eko FM, and Traffic Radio, all here to show their displeasure against the injustice that has been meted out to them.
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“This is the situation, they do their work to the best of their abilities and now at the receiving end by being shortchanged. And not receiving the new Minimum wage as being approved and agreed upon by the law set by the Federal Government of Nigeria.”
The union described the refusal to pay the minimum wage as unjust, stressing, “This is an injustice to the set of workers. The management has been given the mandate to pay the minimum wage has been announced by the Lagos State Government. They are Lagos State workers.
“Since the government has commenced implementation of the N85,000 minimum wage since November they have never collected the minimum wage. The arrears of the three months and the 13th month they have not been enjoying the benefits. So, why is this disparity for this set of workers even in the face of this hardship?”
Despite issuing a 14-day and later a 7-day ultimatum after several failed engagements with the management, the workers’ demands remained unmet.
Sessi added, “Now when they saw that the workers were resolute to fight for their rights and now telling them to shield their swords.”
The workers have vowed to sustain the protest “until the government listens and takes appropriate action on these demands.”

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