Employees of the Ondo State Inside Income Service staged a peaceable protest on Thursday, demanding the implementation of the brand new minimal wage by the administration of the government-owned company.
The protesters, primarily junior employees, expressed frustration over a major pay disparity between senior executives and junior staff.
They accused the administration of neglecting their welfare and excluding them from the minimal wage funds.
Arriving on the workplace round 8 a.m., the employees blocked the company’s entrance and a serious street within the space, disrupting actions.
They sang solidarity songs and vowed to not resume work till their grievances had been addressed.
A protester, recognized solely as Isah, criticised the administration’s alleged insensitivity.
“We now have tabled our grievance earlier than the administration however no motion has been taken on it that’s the reason we determined to take this motion,” he mentioned.
The employees appealed to the state authorities to urgently look into their calls for and do the needful, saying they deserved higher remuneration.
In a press release, Particular Adviser to Ondo Governor on Union Issues, Comrade Bola Taiwo, mentioned the problem would quickly be resolved.
He assured the protesting ODIRS staff that the state authorities would urgently handle their calls for.
Taiwo mentioned, “This protest is a minor subject as a result of all core civil servants, together with native authorities staff, parliamentary employees, and political appointees, have obtained their salaries. The affected staff of the ODIRS are from the non-public sector, not public servants however the governor directed yesterday (Wednesday ) that they shouldn’t be paid the previous wage however the brand new minimal wage.
“We requested for his or her calls for, however they offered none. We’re not sure of the protest’s motivation. Usually, they need to have submitted a proper letter of demand to the federal government. The governor who’s at present in Abuja known as a couple of minutes in the past, instructing us to not power them out however to permit them to protest.
“The minimal wage approval might be signed throughout the subsequent half-hour. There is no such thing as a wage downside in Ondo State. If they’ve unresolved points with their administration, they should current their calls for formally”