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Labour, Ondo state government signs agreement on N30,000 minimum wage, starts from January 1.
By Anthony Okafor
THE organised labour and the Ondo state government today signed an agreement on the new minimum wage of N30,000.
The payment will take effect from 1 January, 2020.
Under the new pay, officers on grade level 1 to 6 should enjoy the N30,000 new minimum wage while workers on grade level 7 to 17 will enjoy consequential adjustment on their salaries.
Over eight negotiations meetings were held by the state government and the organised labour.
The Head of Service, Dare Aragbaiye who signed the agreement on behalf of government, said the negotiations were carried out with sincerity and in the interest of the generality of workers in the state.
Also, the Chairman of Joint Negotiating Council, Comrade Ilesanmi Oyesanmi; the NLC Chairman, Comrade Sunday Adeleye-Oluwole and the TUC chairman, Comrade Helen Odofin signed for the organised labour and workers.
