The organised labour has 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 newsmen at the weekend that the organized 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 Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on its part, commended the recommendation of the House of Representatives, but said that the process to determine an approved minimum wage has started with a tripartite engagement involving the labour, the private sector and the government.
The General Secretary of the NLC, Peter Ezon, stated this in an interview with newsmen, he said that the tripartite arrangement would recommend the minimum wage to the government and, in turn, take it to the National Assembly for legislation.
As of the time of filing this report, the President of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Bobboi Kaigama, was yet to respond to a request for his union’s reaction.
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