Labour insists on N615,000, gives reason for rejecting N48,000 minimum wage

Labour insists on N615,000, gives reason for rejecting N48,000 minimum wage

The Organised Labour has said it rejected the proposed
N48,000 minimum wage because the Federal Government did not reveal how it
arrived at the amount.

 

Mr Etim Okon, the Vice President of the Trade Union Congress
(TUC) said this while confirming that labour will attend the negotiation
meeting of Tripartite Committee on the Minimum Wage slated for Tuesday.

 

Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the TUC
had walked out on the negotiation meeting after the Federal Government proposed
N48,000 as new minimum wage for workers in the country.

 

According to Okon, the government’s failure to provide any
substantiated data to support its offer exacerbates the situation, adding that
lack of transparency and good faith undermines the credibility of the
negotiation process.

 

“The proposal falls significantly short of meeting our needs
and aspirations.

 

“The Federal Government has apologised and the next meeting
is scheduled for Tuesday and we are going to appear and present our demand.

 

“We will still be presenting the N615,000. It is what we
presented before we walked out, though our submission was not rejected by the
government.

 

“We only rejected the N48,000 that government presented
because they did not show us how they arrived at that amount.

 

“That is taking cognizance of transportation, housing, food,
utilities, health, education among others which are basic needs of the people.

 

“So government should come out clearly with what they are
offering with the indices and variables and also how they arrived at that. This
is all what we are saying,” Okon said.

Source: Labour insists on N615,000, gives reason for rejecting N48,000 minimum wage

 - NigerianEye
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