Labour, Ondo Govt reach agreements, hold workers’ Parliament today

By: Ade Adeleke

In order to avert looming industrial unrest in the state public service, the organized labour and the ondo state government have reached agreements on arrears of salaries and deductions.

They reached the agreements at today’s meeting held for several hours and attended by representatives of labour leaders and the state government led by the Head of Service, Dare Aragbaiye.

The organised Labour led by the NLC Chairman, Comrade Sunday Adeleye-Oluwole; JNC Chairman, Niyi Fabunmi and the TUC Chairman, Helen Odofin, said the government had agreed to some of the demands of the workers.

The labour leaders said Worker’s Parliament was in furtherance to the meeting held between the Organised Labour and the state Government.

According to the labour, all workers in the public service of Ondo State are invited to the general meeting scheduled for tomorrow Tuesday 24th November, 2020 at the Senior Staff Club Auditorium, Alagbaka Akure at 9:00am.

The meeting will enable the labour leaders to brief their members of the agreements reached with the state government.

“WORKERS PARLIAMENT: Further to the meeting held today the 23rd November, 2020 between Organised Labour and Government of Ondo State on the letter written to government by JNC, I have the mandate of the leadership of Labour in the state to invite ALL workers in the public service of Ondo State to a general meeting scheduled for tomorrow Tuesday 24th November, 2020 at the Senior Staff Club Auditorium where outcomes of the meeting will be relayed comprehensively to them before the signing of agreement with government.

“It is important that every worker is present for first hand information, please. The time for the meeting is 9.00am. No African time please.”