The Federal Government on Friday asked the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) to immediately withdraw their strike notices.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, gave the directive during an interview with newsmen in Abuja, NAN reports.
According to him, it was necessary for the organisations to withdraw the strikes notices because their action isn’t allowed in the International Labour Organisation Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiation.
“JOHESU gave 15-day ultimatum with effect from June 28. NARD gave 28-day ultimatum from when the day they had their National Executive Council.
”Those things are arm twisting and I told them that they must withdraw them because the issues they are bringing in here are extraneous issues.
”They have nothing to do with this discussion on fixing a new hazard allowance for health professionals and workers,” he said.
The minister, however, said the Federal Government would take the final decision on the new hazard allowance for health workers.