The Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC) has solicited the support and cooperation of all Nigerians in its agitation for the upward review of the National Minimum Wage.
The National President of the Union, Comrade Ayuba Wabba made the appeal while presenting the demands of the Union to the Bauchi State Governor as part of their nationwide sensitization rally.
Ayuba Wabba expressed confidence that, payment of the thirty thousand naira as new national minimum wage would be beneficial to workers and indeed Nigerians especially improving their living condition.
According to him, national minimum wage must be reviewed upward after every eight years, but regretted that the Nigerian Government has not complied.
The NLC President said the organized labour considers dialogue as the only solution to resolving workers’ demands in line with international best practices of labour practice.
Ayuba Wabba, represented by the National President of RATTAWU, Comrade Kabiru Garba Tsami, said the sensitization rally is to demand for the transmission of the bill to the National Assembly for passage.
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The State NLC Chairman, Comrade Hashimu Muhammad Gital noted that the letter presented to the State Governor is for him to intervene towards ensuring that, President Muhammadu Buhari transmitted the bill to the National Assembly.
Hashimu Gital recalled that, organized labour had earlier suggested 65,000 naira as new national minimum wage, but with the economic situation in the country, it’s agreed on the 30,000 naira as submitted by the committee constituted by the President.
WikkiTimes reports that the Nigerian government has been having a running battle with the labour unions over the minimum wage, with many states governors arguing, they lack resources to pay the agreed wages.
