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There are strong indications that the federal government is favourably disposed to raising the minimum wage to as high as N200k per month as demanded by the

Under Soludo’s leadership the TWG has met at least thrice last month — 24th, 27th and 30th; and it resolved that “negotiations with labour must be two-tracked between the federation on the one hand and the Federal Government on the other.

With the exception of Lagos State, none of the states can sustain itself without funds from the monthly sharing of revenue by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC).

The Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU) in the Free State held its second Provincial Executive Committee meeting for the year, which was hosted at Marematlou Training Institute in Bloemfontein. The Affiliates of the Federation were in attendance as well as the Locals coming from across the province. The Gender Structure and the Young Workers Forum were also part of the meeting. The PEC was confronted with an array of issues coming from the workers. The PEC meeting was convened after hosting a highly successful Workers Day commemoration in Bethlehem which was held in memory of the 51...

‘We don’t have to lose jobs to breathe clean air’