Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in last minute closed-door meeting with Labour leaders to avert, proposed mass rally.
Organised labour has planned a mass action in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, September 8.
The demands of labour include payment of outstanding salary arrears to teachers and healthcare workers, promotion arrears since 2015, payment of pension and gratuity to retired workers in the Rivers State in the last 5 years and issuing of official circular to effect the payment of the new national minimum wage including conclusion of negotiation for consequential wages adjustment.
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Others are remittance of withheld check-off dues deductions to unions in the State, unsealing of Rivers State Secretariat of the NLC, withdrawal of trumped up charges against labour leaders in the State and cessation of harassment and assault on workers in the oil-rich State
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
