Nigeria Labor Congress begins ‘indefinite’ strike over minimum wage

The Nigerian Labor Congress and the Trade Union Congress say their indefinite nationwide strike scheduled for Monday will take place. This, despite the fact that the government said the strike is unconstitutional. The government says the strike would not be in the interest of the country, especially while negotiations are continuing. The workers want a new national minimum wage and for the government to reverse the hike in the electricity tariff. Benson Upah, Head of Information and Public Affairs at the Nigeria Labor Congress, tells VOA’s James Butty, the federal government did not take the workers’ May 31st ultimatum seriously.