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An agreement has been reached between organised labour and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, resolving their dispute and allowing affected employees to immediately resume work.

A circular was issued on Tuesday to all affiliates of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Abuja to communicate this development.

Mr. Nuhu Toro, the TUC Secretary-General, and Mr. Benson Upah, the Acting General Secretary of the NLC, jointly signed the circular.

The circular states that the resolution was reached after a conciliatory meeting between the FCT minister and labour leaders.

Sen. Mohammed Bomoi, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the FCT, called for the meeting to be convened.

The document revealed that talks commenced around 11:45 p.m. on Sunday and continued until roughly 3:51 a.m. on Monday, after thorough deliberations.

Organised labour observed that every issue brought up by members of the Joint Unions Action Committee, (JUAC) was carefully scrutinised during the meeting.

It mentioned that the minister assured “mutual respect” and dedicated to ongoing involvement regarding labour-related issues in the FCT.

The circular also noted that both sides concurred on the point that no employee would face victimisation for taking part in the strike.

Moreover, it was agreed that all outstanding cases at the National Industrial Court would be withdrawn without delay.

As a result, the NLC and TUC instructed all impacted employees to resume their work immediately.

All affiliates of the two labour centres in the FCT Administration are subject to the directive.

Labour leaders urged a strict following of the directive for the sake of industrial peace and harmony, characterizing the result of the engagement as a sign of good faith from all parties involved.

They stressed that dialogue and strong guarantees against victimisation were essential prerequisites for suspending the industrial action.

The employees had started the strike on January 19 due to unresolved issues, such as welfare concerns and accusations of high-handedness.

(NAN)

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