FG, Labour agree to review minimum wage

FG, Labour agree to review minimum wage

The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, says the Federal Government and the organised Labour movement in the country have have agreed to review the National Minimum Wage

FG, Labour agree to review minimum wage
FG, Labour agree to review minimum wage

Wabba, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.

According to him, the agreement was reached during the sitting of the Technical Committee on Palliative.

“I think there is a consensus on the fact that nobody has said that the minimum wage should not be reviewed.

“The palliative report is ready and it would be submitted before the end of the month.

“At the last palliative meeting, labour leaders had requested that they needed to look at the main report of the committee before submission.

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“So, the technical committee will have to submit its report to Mr President and not to the Minister of Labour and Employment,‘’ he said.

Going further, he noted that after the submission, the Presidency would set up the committee that would involve the government, private and public sector.

Wabba said that labour was hopeful that the minimum wage committee would be constituted soon.

According to him,the Nigeria labour union had received positive response from the National Assembly adding that the Senate had promised to pass the bill.

NAN recalls that the labour unions had submitted a proposal to the government demanding for N56, 000 as minimum wage.

Source: Legit.ng

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