WE’LL NOT GO BACK ON MINIMUM WAGE ULTIMATUM – LABOUR
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The organized labour has asserted that the 14-day ultimatum given to the Federal Government from September 12, to effect the new minimum wage will not be upturned or protracted.
The statement was made in response to the directive by the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, requesting the New Minimum Wage Committee to suspend indeterminately, in order to allow him to embark on further consultation with the government.
The minister’s declaration came at a time the committee was concluding its result and arriving at a certain figure for submission to the government.
The President, United Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, stated, “We cannot and we will not reverse ourselves on the actions we have taken so far to ensure that the rights of Nigerian workers are protected. Some have asked us to extend the date, but such will not happen.”
Ajaero explained that, the organized labour observed Ngige’s latest declaration with distrust, saying, “This new antic certainly is not acceptable to Nigerian workers who have been expecting a new national minimum wage since 2016, but who out of uncommon sacrifice and patriotism hearkened to government’s appeal and the process was delayed.”
The NMWC was inducted in November 2017 but started work in March 2018 with time frame to deliver on its obligation of providing a new national minimum wage by August/September this year.
The ULC president said, “In the course of the work of the committee, members had ample time to consult. In any case, the committee was satisfied that it received memoranda and inputs from 21 state governments, specialised agencies of the Federal Government, the Organised Private Sector, Organised Labour and the general public.
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