Organised labour and the Federal Government will on Friday (today) resume negotiation over the implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000.

The Secretary of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, Alade Lawal told Punch that labour was optimistic that the meeting would spell a new direction towards ending the controversy surrounding negotiation.

He said, “We are hoping that we can see the end of the problems surrounding negotiation. We also call on workers to be patient.”

Labour, through the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, has been negotiating with the Federal Government since June 6, 2019.