The
organised labour on Saturday rejected the resolution of the House of
Representatives seeking the upward review of the minimum wage for Nigerian
workers to N30,000 from the current N18,000.
The
President of the Trade Union Congress, Bobboi Kaigama, told Punch
correspondent on Saturday that the organised labour is demanding N56,000. He stated
that the labour unions were awaiting the executive arm of government to
set up a committee to speed up the process.
“The
procedure is for the tripartite body to sit down and agree on a figure, present
it to the National Executive Council, National Council of State and to the
National Assembly,” he said.
The NLC
scribe said some state governors were struggling to pay the N18,000 minimum
wage because they failed to set their priorities right.
He accused
the Federal Government of delaying the process of sending the approved new
minimum wage to the National Assembly.
He warned
that the labour movement was losing patience with the government and might be
forced to act appropriately to achieve its demands.
It was reported on Thursday that members
of the House of Representatives warned that a nationwide strike by workers over
low wages could force the country’s economy back into recession.
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