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Agreement Between the Nigeria Governors' Forum

{NGF) And the Labour Movement Represented by the

N,LC and the TUC on Implementation of the National

Minimum Wage of N18, 000

The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF}, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)

and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) held a. meeting in Abuja on

Tuesday19th

July, 2011 onthe implementation of the new minimum

wage. The meeting agreed that:

1. The 36 States of the Federation agree to comply with the new

National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act, 2011;

2. The. States shall conclude negotiations with labour on the

implementation of the new minimum wage not later than July 31,

2011; .

3. Detailed negotiations on salary across board will be done with a

view to effecting payments by August 2011, while modalities for

payment of the minimum wage will be worked out according to

the peculiarities of each state

4. The 36 States agree that the effective date for t he

implementation of the new minimum wage shall not be later that

1st August 2011 provided that any worker who earned less than

the =N=18,000 between 1st April and the effective date of the

implementation of the new minimum wage shall be paid arrears

of the difference;

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5. The timeframe for the payment of the arrears of the difference of

the new minimum wage effective April 1, 2011 shall not be later

than October, 2011;

6. No State shall victimize any worker in any manner or form as a

consequence of the implementation of the new minimum wage;

7. In the face of the commitment by the Governors, labour resolves

to suspend the 3-day warning strike called for this week in the

States.

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President TUC

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Governor Rivers State

Chairman, Nigeria Governors' Forum

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S/N STATE NAME DESIGNATION SIGN

1 Adamawa Murtala Nyako Governor

2 Akwa- lbom Godswill Akpabio Governor

3 Bauchi lsa Yuguda Governor

4 Borne Zanna Mustapha Deputy Governor

5 Cross-River Liyellmoke Governor

6 Edo Adams Oshiomhole Governor

7 Enugu Sullivan Chime Governor

8 Gombe Ibrahim Dankwabo Governor

9 Jigawa Ahmed Gumel Deputy Governor

10 Kana Dr. AU. Ganduje Deputy Governor

11 katsina Abdullahi Faskari Deputy Governor

12 Kogi Dr. Phillips Salawu Deputy Governor

13 Kwara Abdufatah Ahmed Governor

14 Nasarawa Umaru Tanka AI-Makura Governor

15 On do Ali Olanusi Deputy Governor

16 Oyo Sen. Abiola Ajimobi Governor

17 Plateau JonahJang Governor

18 Taraba Sani Danladi Deputy Governor

19 Zamfara Abdulaziz Yare Abubakar Governor

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7. In line with the Agreement earlier reached with the Federal

Government and State Governors, Labour resolves to suspend the

GOVERNMENT

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DATED THIS 19TH DAY OF JULY, 2011

FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS

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