FCT, Abuja – Organised labour has warned that paying “a miserable national minimum wage” portends grave danger to the nation’s workforce.
Labour also stated that paying an unreasonable minimum wage to Nigerian workers will affect the Nigerian economy.
The organised labour’s latest assertion comes against the backdrop of the 36 state governors, on the platform of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), saying the N60,000 minimum wage proposal was not sustainable and could not fly.
Speaking on behalf of Labour on Saturday, June 8, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) asked the governors to “save the country from a certain death.â
The statement reads in parts:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that the president of the Trade Union of Nigeria (TUC), Festus Osifo, insisted that N250,000 as the minimum wage aligns with current hardships.
The organised labour said the demands of the NLC and TUC were clear and just, adding that it remained committed to advocating for the rights and welfare of all Nigerian workers and will not succumb to any form of intimidation.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
