JUST IN: CAC workers to resume work as Labour Minister intervenes

Following the intervention of the Minister of labour and
Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, the on-going industrial action by the
Corporate Affairs Commission has been apprehended for full
conciliation; hence, all the members of staff of the Commission are
to report for work tomorrow, Wednesday July 26, 2017.

A statement by the Deputy Director Press in the Ministry of
Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere said the Minister waded
into the matter in exercise of powers conferred on him by the Trade
Union Dispute Act of the Federation (LFN 2004) in order to ensure
that the principles of social dialogue as a panacea to trade
disputes is not only fully exhausted, but exploited for the
benefits of all parties – employers and employees.

Consequently, a meeting between the union leadership in the
Corporate Affairs Commission, the leadership of the Nigerian Labour
Congress(NLC) and the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment shall
hold the same tomorrow, Wednesday July 26, 2017 by 4p.m at the
Conference Hall of the Minister of Labour and Employment.

The Minister implores all the stakeholders and parties to the
dispute to attend the meeting so as to ventilate all the issues and
reach a lasting solution via a Collective Bargaining Agreement
(CBA) as enunciated in the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Convention on Social Dialogue.

In the light of this, the Minister has directed the leadership
of the NLC in the commission to ask their members to return to work
tomorrow and open the gates for business to re-commence at the
Commission in consonance with the aspect of the law guiding
apprehension of trade dispute and conciliation mechanism.

Following the intervention of the Minister of labour and
Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, the on-going industrial action by the
Corporate Affairs Commission has been apprehended for full
conciliation; hence, all the members of staff of the Commission are
to report for work tomorrow, Wednesday July 26, 2017.

A statement by the Deputy Director Press in the Ministry of
Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere said the Minister waded
into the matter in exercise of powers conferred on him by the Trade
Union Dispute Act of the Federation (LFN 2004) in order to ensure
that the principles of social dialogue as a panacea to trade
disputes is not only fully exhausted, but exploited for the
benefits of all parties – employers and employees.

Consequently, a meeting between the union leadership in the
Corporate Affairs Commission, the leadership of the Nigerian Labour
Congress(NLC) and the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment shall
hold the same tomorrow, Wednesday July 26, 2017 by 4p.m at the
Conference Hall of the Minister of Labour and Employment.

The Minister implores all the stakeholders and parties to the
dispute to attend the meeting so as to ventilate all the issues and
reach a lasting solution via a Collective Bargaining Agreement
(CBA) as enunciated in the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Convention on Social Dialogue.

In the light of this, the Minister has directed the leadership
of the NLC in the commission to ask their members to return to work
tomorrow and open the gates for business to re-commence at the
Commission in consonance with the aspect of the law guiding
apprehension of trade dispute and conciliation mechanism.